Places mirandavictory Wants to Go

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.