Places phildzielski Wants to Go

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

Outsider Art Community.

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

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.

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.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.

An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.

A strange mark in the stone fence of a cemetery fabled to have been made by the Devil himself.

Tucked away in a corner of a Maine general store there was a museum devoted to an equally beloved and reviled local soft drink.

This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.

This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.