Places jhnmcarthur Wants to Go

A surprising, but overlooked example of geology in the middle of the nation’s capital.

A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

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

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

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

305 homemade stone stairs wind their way up the Hamilton escarpment.

Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.