Places meltingknight Wants to Go

A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

A spitting ode to a German serial killer.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A collection of beautiful crystals shaped like freshly plucked roses.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

The inky volcanic sand leads to reefs teeming with aquatic life waiting to be discovered by snorkelers and divers.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

The crash of this great airship signaled the beginning of the end for dirigibles.

All that remains of a gigantic earth-moving machine.

Remnants of 19th century vigilante justice.

Hundreds of 19th-century characters descend upon an Ohio town every autumn.

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.