Places jules Wants to Go

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

Not one, but two of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpieces nestled on the same street.

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.

The largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe contains some of Manchester’s biggest characters.

These pillars are one of the few remnants from the mysterious lost empire of Makuria.

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

A long-forgotten Victorian swimming hole is still a fun spot for a dip.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

Home to an eclectic collection of over 200 vintage motorcycles, Americana, and some of the most extraordinary antiques from all around the world.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.

The first motion picture theater in southern Utah, reimagined and renovated as an arts hub.

A small museum displays some of the artifacts discovered during a subway station renovation.

The forgotten and tragic story of the thousands of female convicts forcibly transported to Tasmania is told inside the ruins of this notorious 19th-century workhouse.

A physical catalog of ceramics made by the now-defunct Celadon Terra Cotta company.

Once the hunting reserve of a noble family, this is one of the few remnants of Pleistocene planitial forest in northern Italy that still stands.

A paradise hotel turned from opulent to overgrown.