Places Roko Wants to Go

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

Ten acres of the Kula Forest Reserve make up this wondrous state park.

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

This collection of ferns from across the globe is the largest assortment in the United States.

Like Mars, but much closer.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.