Places Cynthia Wants to Go

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

The bridge continues the legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policy.

A stone troll guards the hike that leads to this waterfall.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.

The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

These ancient pecked images are among the oldest and best-preserved in Mongolia.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

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

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

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

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.