Places Mira Wants to Go

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

6000-year-old coal fire moves one meter per year.

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

Celebrate Earth Day with a menagerie of vibrant, artistic animal costumes.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Driftwood dinosaurs lurk within trees covered in a rainbow array of avian abodes.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

This 50-ton ship on Orcas Island has never seen the ocean.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.