Places sarahvjanet Wants to Go

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.

This improbable contraption was passed down through five generations of industrious Tennesseans.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.