Places noeco Wants to Go

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

This historical art colony is adorned with thousands of hand-carved concrete sculptures in the Mayan Revival style.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

Tour the world's largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, where you can view the plant where gravestones are made and roll a ball down the outdoor granite bowling alley.

The quaint little Vermont town played a quaint little Connecticut town in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice."

A long-forgotten Victorian swimming hole is still a fun spot for a dip.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

A stone hut overlooking a picturesque bay once hosted picnics for the wealthy Gribbel family.

Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

A natural rock silhouette on Cape Elizabeth's scenic Shore Road, reminiscent of New Hampshire's "Old Man of the Mountain."

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.