Places From the Backwoods Wants to Go

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.