Places seanpruden01 Wants to Go

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

An old copper mine in Plumas National Forest, formerly served by a tramway, seems to have been successfully remediated after years of acrimony and effort

The oldest covered railroad bridge still standing in the United States.

This extraordinary project brings water from the Colorado River to Southern California.

This 1920s masterpiece of French Quarter architecture hides a secret tunnel used by Albert Einstein.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

A train tunnel that was made obsolete by the dam it helped create.

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.

A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.

A showcase of engineering might that was also symbolic of westward expansion.

This hiking/biking/horse trail along an old railroad grade features trestles, tunnels, and a roadless stretch through the scenic Susan River canyon.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

Now home to hardy plants, these sand and gravel dunes once held back a massive prehistoric lake.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

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

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

The oldest extant wooden jail in South Dakota and possibly the United States. 

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

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

This Catskills museum preserves stumps from the earliest known fossil forest on Earth.

A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.