Places Edited by Sam LaFrance

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

Decorative shell walls built in the 1940s sit atop an ancient midden created by the Calusa Native Americans.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

Touch an actual dinosaur bone at this eclectic trove of Rocky Mountain treasures.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

The unique circular corral belonging to the “Cattle King” of Oregon.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

The small family-run business has kept alive the fading art of creating beautiful handmade book covers.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

Thousands of acres of beautiful wild landscape in the Great Basin.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.