Places grantavery Wants to Go

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

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

What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

At 238 feet above the bottom of a gorge this span is known as the biggest thrill on the road to McCarthy.

America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.