Places naturetack Wants to Go

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

A science teacher's dream.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

The clock that sets them all.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

On the side of Arkansas' Great River Road stand the remains of a forgotten World War II POW Camp.