Places gone2croatan Wants to Go

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

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

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

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

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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.