Places ginarose Wants to Go

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

Narrowest house in Boston.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.