Places Ryan Haupt Wants to Go

A hidden wonder displaying insects large and small.

An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils.

According to local lore, a flying dragon was blinded by a lighthouse and crashed, leaving a permanent mark on this island rock.

Themed gardens, a conservatory, and a rose named for Milton Hershey, all overlooking Hersheypark.

This is the cabin from which John Brown and his men launched their fateful war to end slavery on October 16, 1859.

Residing quietly in suburban Maryland, this tree has a star-powered history and was grown from a seed that journeyed to space on Apollo 14.

See this covered bridge's unique structure and enjoy a nearby lake-side loop trail.

Where three rails and three centuries of transportation meet.

An old pay phone rewired to play local bird calls and songs at the press of a button.

Concerned residents saved this historic house and garden from demolition.

This tiny, one-acre cemetery serves as a reminder of when the Civil War got close to the nation’s capitol.

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

A beautiful bronze statue of the greatest fossil hunter of the 19th century.

This original Mason-Dixon line cairn placed in the 1760s was put in the wrong location because of the gravitational pull of the Allegheny Mountains.

Near the state border, cars seem to defy the laws of physics by rolling uphill.

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.

This public art is inspired by a local Aboriginal creation story.

A 600-year-old elm tree with a built-in seat and thatched roof.

A 1,000-foot-long railroad tunnel under Shavers Fork connected the towns during West Virginia's logging boom until its closure in 1985.

This rural bridge gave the government of West Virginia a red scare.

Sample original Hatfield family moonshine at this distillery in southern West Virginia.

Hike, ski, or snowshoe to a backcountry yurt that serves up gourmet, four-course dinners.

Erosion has transformed this sandstone boulder into a massive dune-filled cavern.

Legend has it that this church faced a troll problem, leading to the affixing of a stone face of Satan above the entrance to deter further encounters.