Places Olivia Archie Wants to Go

Standing 191 feet tall and measuring more than 55 feet in circumference, this is the world's tallest spruce tree.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

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

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

Like your grandma's attic—if your grandma were a little weirder, extremely well-traveled, and had a great eye for art.

This Texas home and garden was the masterpiece of a British portrait painter.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

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

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

The world's longest known cave system.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.