Places msfortune Wants to Go

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

A haven for wildlife amid the farmlands and development of the Willamette River Valley.

Along the Outback Scenic Byway, adjacent to hot springs, this human-made geothermal feature takes unexplained breaks.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Visit a fourth-generation farm and museum dedicated to everyone's favorite fungi.

These unique rock formations were created during the Ice Age.

A beloved horticultural oasis on the grounds of a wealthy family's former estate.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.