Places makanabender Wants to Go

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.