Places semken Wants to Go

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

Journey through various trails to discover a land before time along the Chazy Fossil Reef.

Passengers are not allowed to set foot outside this station, but you can still enjoy spectacular views of the sea from the platform.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.

This site is both a remarkable reminder of the town's mining history and a fantastic government blooper.

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

A geothermal energy project gone wrong is fracturing the city's picturesque architecture.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

This unique rock formation has become a popular walking trail.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

With a crest near 10,000 feet, this treeless fault-block mountain in eastern Oregon provides stunning views and spectacular glacial landforms.