Places michaelamiller Wants to Go

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

One of the oldest surviving Swedish-American homes in the United States.

In 1787, a group of delegates met at this very spot to drink, be merry, and ratify the Constitution of the United States.

The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.

The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.