Places naturetack Wants to Go

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

That bass was as bad a fish as any angler ever knew.

A sinuous monument to the first person who was struck by a meteorite.

The first space rock known to have struck a human.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.