Places mmercer8390 Wants to Go

A windswept sandstone overlook offers sweeping views across an ancient plateau.

From a canyon-like gorge, more than 20 million gallons of water emerge every day, while a smaller spring drips down, creating the illusion of an endless, gentle waterfall.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

This small museum is dedicated to the study of coprolites, or fossilized poop.

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

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.

This oddities museum and folk art environment encourages visitors to play, explore, create, and even add to the environment itself.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.

West Virginia’s largest bog is home to rare carnivorous plants.

A once-abandoned school building converted into a fantastical multi-level art installation and haven for Appalachian artists.

This tiny site in Iowa, part of a patchwork national wildlife refuge, is home to ancient flora and fauna.

The collection of a paranormal investigator who traveled the country collecting haunted items and stories.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."

Like Mars, but much closer.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

Only through the lens of a microscope can visitors see the true treasures inside this museum.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.