Places GRH Wants to Go

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

This Cleveland mansion has played host to a German singing group, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, a funeral parlor, and many civil rights meetings.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.

Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.

The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.