Places mkowal Wants to Go

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.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

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

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.