Places From the Backwoods Wants to Go

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

An annual festival full of illuminated replicas of iconic landmarks from around the world.

A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

The holiday spirit lingers year-round in the "Christmas City of the High Plains."

The world's most remote airport.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.