Places JCinSTL Wants to Go

This former railroad bridge was named after the great river that once flowed below it.

This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.

La Cara del Indio honors the Taíno chief who fought bravely against the Spanish invasion of Puerto Rico.

The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.

Drift through underground caves on a tube.

An artist’s underground sanctuary, 40 years in the making.

An enchanting natural wonder in Puerto Rico's Camuy River Park.

Years of neglect and nature took a toll on this 19th-century lighthouse.

This beachside town is home to a diverse nature reserve, multiple cays, and one of the three bioluminescent bays in Puerto Rico.

Invading U.S. troops were first seen from this now-abandoned tower, leading to the Spanish-American War.

A resilient tree that has survived for more than 700 years in Guánica Dry Forest.

Puerto Rico's once thriving oil company is now an abandoned wonderland of rusty steel.

This community-driven organization uses education and eco-friendly technology to protect the environment.

A place to pay homage to Taíno heritage.

This rock in the middle of a river in Jayuya contains dozens of Pre-Columbian Taíno petroglyphs.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

The highest peak in Puerto Rico is home to a rare fern that can only be found on six trees at its summit.

These red and black houses were awarded to the firefighters who saved their city from an enormous blaze.

This ''hidden'' 19th-century bridge played a simple, yet important role during the Spanish-American War.

This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.

On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Virgin Islands from the top of this observation tower built in the 1960s.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.