Places sugarbomb Wants to Go

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

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

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Tour the world's largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, where you can view the plant where gravestones are made and roll a ball down the outdoor granite bowling alley.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.