Places Kevin OKeeffe Wants to Go

Discover diverse aquatic life and befriend resident turtles at this private diving grotto in north Florida.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

A tiny 1857 chapel sits on top of a secluded, forested hill.

The ruins of the northernmost pueblo in the Americas tell the story of a mixing of native cultures.

This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.

Savor the famous tempura-fried pork tenderloin sandwich at this long-standing Kansas City food counter.

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

This volcanically volatile island town is home to an abandoned series of tunnels left by the Japanese during WWII.

This secret facility trained seals for the Swedish navy during the Second World War.

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.