Places jonahying Wants to Go

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

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

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

The inhabitants of the world’s largest wetland have learned to navigate its dramatic seasonal changes.

Where the White Nile River dramatically cascades between Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert in Uganda.

The runoff from these fiery cliffs sends red water flowing into the sea.

Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.

This abandoned Antarctic research station is a Soviet ghost frozen in time.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Home to a seasonal waterfall and swimming hole in the Ouachita Mountains.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

Water still flows through the oldest Spanish aqueduct in America.

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.