Places RecklessThor Wants to Go

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A Norman-style castle, 1850s Irish cottage, and cultural center in the heart of Phoenix.

Enormous photography collection housed in a study center co-founded by Ansel Adams.

This abandoned open-pit copper mine features stunning turquoise mineral pools and excellent rock-hunting opportunities.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.