Places From the Backwoods Wants to Go

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.