Places mardigny Wants to Go

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Tour the world's largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, where you can view the plant where gravestones are made and roll a ball down the outdoor granite bowling alley.

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

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

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.