Places sola9dreams Wants to Go

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

This beach-side arcade is believed to be the oldest penny arcade in America.

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

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.

A working ranch doubles as a sustainable hub for world-renowned classical music and large-scale sculptures.

A collection of huge, site-specific sculptures sitting in the Montana woods.

A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.