Places kyrstyn03 Wants to Go

These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.

An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.

This historic bridge has weathered fires and floods and still stands, now abandoned, where it has stood since 1874.

Annual convention held by the largest pyrotechnic community in the world.

One North Dakota man's vast collection of rare rocks, polished orbs, and geological wonders.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.