Places pasharp1031 Wants to Go

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

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

An abandoned railroad tunnel forgotten by time awaits inquisitive hikers.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.