Places marissad92 Wants to Go

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

A tiny islet just off Long Island offers a wealth of infectious curiosities.

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.