Places Jay Braun Wants to Go

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

This small West Virginia park is a land trust holdout against mountaintop removal mining.

A memorial in coal country commemorates the victims of an all-too-preventable mining disaster.

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A vast collection of everyday items amassed by one man.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.