Places Stefan Kowasch Wants to Go

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.