Places Mike Walker Wants to Go

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

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

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

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

In the Ozarks, a waterfall shoots out from a glorious hole.

This impressive ledge seems to float above the Upper Buffalo Wilderness.

A version of this picturesque mill has existed since the 1800s.

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

This hidden bridge is where local children leave gifts and messages for the island's fay folk.

This cascade of mineral-rich hot springs and waterfalls is an oasis in the Jordanian desert.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

An approximately 500 million-year-old rock outcropping covered in fossilized bacteria.

An outlet for connecting to memories of lost loved ones and saying goodbyes you never got to say.

Famed architect Antoni Gaudi built this generous thank you gift to a friendly host who housed him during a job.