Places jrhspam Wants to Go

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.

When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

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

The Aldie Gristmill was once the largest factory of its kind in Loudoun County.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.