Places nmaxinec Wants to Go

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.