Places makanabender Wants to Go

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

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

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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

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

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

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

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

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.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.