Places LaurynSmith11 Wants to Go

This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Need a hardcopy of the 50-title Code of Federal Regulations? This is the place.

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.

Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

This little-known, 35,000-specimen collection in Greece is a lepidopterist's dream.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

During this Bolivian festival/fair you can wish for wealth, success, love, and more by buying a miniature version of your desire.

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

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