Places maharess Wants to Go

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

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

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

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

This Tennessee museum is dedicated to a tragic railroad hero who inspired the famous ballad that bears his name.