Places mariska135mm Wants to Go

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”

Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

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

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.