Places semken Wants to Go

A glimpse into Taiwan's coal-mining past.

Former coal-powered facility turned museum.

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."

Visit a remnant California's Gold Rush, which locals claim is haunted by spirits from the past.

A new monument to an old grave that was uncovered during the rebuilding of a California ghost town.

An underground blaze turned this village into a ghost town.

This rural island is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine.

A well-preserved set of ruins not far from Lovelock.

Bodie's 20th-century rival was a paragon of respectability and calm—but the mines eventually ran dry.

A town half-submerged in volcanic mud has become a pilgrimage site for devotees of one of the tragedy's victims.

Little is left of this formerly bustling railroad junction on the Transcontinental Railroad.

Once a mining boom town, Mogollon’s well-preserved buildings are tucked away in the mountains of the Gila National Forest.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

The largest salt farm in the Canary Islands is located at the foot of an active volcano.

This salt lake in South Australia features seasonal color changes and its very own loch monster.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

Enormous photography collection housed in a study center co-founded by Ansel Adams.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

Located in a remote mountain valley in Yamagata Prefecture, these hot springs have attracted bathers for over 450 years.

This cascade of mineral-rich hot springs and waterfalls is an oasis in the Jordanian desert.