Places patricklongmire Wants to Go

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

A collection of vintage liaison aircraft kept in flying condition and on display at an airfield in San Antonio.

Two massive and unstable sinkholes are yearning to unite, and their consummation could be catastrophic.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.