Places jackofalltrails Wants to Go

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.

Cross towering trestles and tunnels on a historic canyon rail trail.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

A Portuguese museum display features a bizarre assortment of objects.

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

These stunning arched rock formations might be familiar to Windows 10 users.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

Two Civil War-era cemeteries stuck between runways at the world's busiest airport.

A grueling 699-step stairway to a heavenly view of the island of Saint Helena.

A marble cornerstone marks the location of what could have been a presidential palace.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.

A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.

A spectacular overlook of the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River, a deep sandstone gorge streaked with orange, red and white in a remote, uncrowded part of Utah.

A small town built on an abandoned airfield has former runways as streets and a bar and grill in an old airplane hangar.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

The rocks exposed at Valley of Fire State Park also occur in a much less known but equally spectacular area a few miles to the southwest.

This monument remembers one of the manliest men of the frontier who fought a grizzly before dragging himself 200 miles to safety.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.