Places Mike Walker Wants to Go

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

A former sanitarium where soldiers were sent to recover in the healing waters of hot springs.

This underground cave located in the most barren reaches of Idaho is filled with ice year-round.

This set of hot springs also comes with fantastic views.

A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Volcanically heated hot springs.

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

For centuries, this town's hot springs have been embraced by rich and poor—and even by Popes.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

The highest peak in Puerto Rico is home to a rare fern that can only be found on six trees at its summit.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

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

These petroglyphs created by ancient Arizonians have withstood centuries of exposure to the elements.

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

A once popular resort—said to be the vacation spot of gangster Al Capone—now remains abandoned in the woods of Arizona.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.