Places Mike Walker Wants to Go

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

An old greyhound bus station that's been converted into a movie theater and bar, celebrating cult-classic movies and acting as a hub for Idaho-based independent film production.

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

The sacred slope said to mark the gateway to the underworld.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

Ancient images hide within the park's caves.

No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant.

Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.

This rustic, seasonal eatery sits on a family-owned produce farm specializing in sustainable agriculture.

Ornate lobby of a police station is decorated with colorful murals by Augusto Giacometti.

Climb the tallest remaining fire lookout tower in West Virginia for unparalleled views—if you dare.

For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

On a clear afternoon, you can see mountain peaks more than 40 miles away from this clearing in the Pisgah National Forest.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

This work of art, which took 35 years to complete, has a motorway running through it.

A hidden fishing village on Sicily's Ionian coast, known for the legend of a shepherd, a nymph, and a jealous Cyclops.

Among Europe’s most spectacular Ice Age painted caves still accessible today.

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.