Places hwalker587 Wants to Go

The beginning of the historic Iditarod Trail connecting the Alaskan cities of Seward and Nome.

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.

Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

A narrow fjord-like lake, the third-deepest in the United States, runs for over 50 miles into the Cascades of Washington state.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Atop an active stratovolcano, two lakes separated by a narrow strip of land.

An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This set of hot springs also comes with fantastic views.

The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.

A maze-like landscape of globular rocks surrounding two Arizona lakes.