Places jdmoore Wants to Go

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

A creek tumbles over a series of step-like rocks to create this scenic water feature.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

This bridge was constructed from the remains of the first Ferris wheel.

Train cars and railroad artifacts abound at this restaurant devoted to railway history.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

Home to a full-scale replica of the Ezekiel Airship, an aircraft that allegedly flew in 1902—a year before the Wright brothers took to the skies over Kitty Hawk.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This 100-foot tall bluff located in the western plains of Kansas overlooks a massive reservoir.

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

Now nearly abandoned, Kaskaskia was once the capital of Illinois and one of the most important towns on the upper Mississippi.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

This tower was constructed to commemorate the man who helped bring true democracy to the United Kingdom.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.