Places marksuz Wants to Go

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

The gravestones in this historic cemetery are carved with mysterious faces.

Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

Stumps of an Ice Age forest, visible only at low tide.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

Some claim these desert ruins are from the legendary "Atlantis of the Sands."

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.

When construction began on this hotel, developers were surprised to find the ruins of an ancient civilization.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

The unique design of this former quarry provides ideal acoustics for concerts.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

This "volcanic all-day restaurant" is right on the beach.

A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.

The viewpoint for this attractive, off-the-beaten-path waterfall is reached by a paved, wheelchair-accessible trail.

A showcase of engineering might that was also symbolic of westward expansion.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.