Places meltingknight Wants to Go

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

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

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

A large instrument played by the wind.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.