Places joydry Wants to Go

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.

A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.

The oldest church building in the state.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.

Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.

A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.

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

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

A collection of memorabilia from the estate of former professional wrestler Andre the Giant.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

In a pedestrian tunnel on North Carolina State’s campus resides an expressive and artistic free-for-all.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.