Places Rin Wolfe Wants to Go

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

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

One of the world's most definitive collections of musical instruments, spanning all cultures and historical periods.

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

As state highpoints go, this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

A virtually untouched "home on the hill" for the flora and fauna of Rhode Island.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

"Where the ducks walk on fish."

It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.