Places jackofalltrails Wants to Go

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

An Americana dreamscape.

Hike the ruins of a zoo that was shut down by an unsolved murder.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

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

Henry Ford's failed rubber plantation in the middle of the Amazon rain forest.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

These ancient giraffes are the largest known animal petroglyphs in the world.

A former Catholic seminary, now a Washington State Park, preserves undeveloped lands on Lake Washington and also hosts a luxury hotel.

This often-overlooked canyon dazzles and intrigues with its many layers of colors, shapes and odd formations.

The worst road in Colorado is the main gateway to some of its highest peaks.

An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.

Little is left of this formerly bustling railroad junction on the Transcontinental Railroad.

Well-preserved ruins in the Pine Grove Hills of western Nevada.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

This arch was featured prominently in the film.

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

The Guinness Record holder as the "tallest cinema in the world" is a building with screens in almost every one of its 12 floors

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.