Places jddarcy Wants to Go

This colossal underground passage paved the way for large-scale drainage and access tunnels across the U.S., but it almost wasn’t built.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.

If it wasn’t for an innovative use of quilts during a crisis, the city of Panguitch might not exist today.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to England's legendary King Alfred the Great.

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

A little-known, but surprisingly large waterfall on the Little Truckee River in the northern Sierra Nevada.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

The real place where the One Ring to rule them all was forged.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

At the western edge of Palm Springs, a rugged desert canyon trail leads to a waterfall at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

The "Black Arch" guards the entrance to the picturesque Glens of Antrim.

This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

The last remains of one of the oldest and largest oak trees in the United States calls this state park home.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.