Places teresafogal Wants to Go

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

The sump of the landlocked Carson River is a haven for wildlife.

Red ocher pictographs survive in this tufa rock shelter on the shore of an ancient lake.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.