Places packedandwandering Wants to Go

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

Reputedly the smallest jail in North America.

This engineering marvel is the longest bridge in Canada and one of the longest spans in the world.

While this is positively the smallest library in Canada, it aspires to be the smallest in the world.

Part arcade, part museum, this collection features vintage and modern pinball machines.

Three buildings constructed of over 25,000 multicolored glass bottles.

Rusty red sands line the shores of this Canadian Province.

Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.

This 85-foot-long table is made from a single slice of an old-growth Douglas Fir.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

This spooky road cut through a mound of ancient coral might be haunted by a witch.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.