Places tessjen Wants to Go

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

Covering 37 subterranean acres, this Armillaria gallic is a famous fungus with its own festival.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.

Gutted airplanes slowly decay in a Florida field.

This spooky road cut through a mound of ancient coral might be haunted by a witch.

No one knows how or why this painting appeared to produce crystallized tears.

Though it may look like it’s missing its outer shell, this skeletal cast-iron tower was built to withstand wind and waves.

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

These constructed wetlands naturally filter millions of gallons of treated wastewater every day.

Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.

This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.

Tucked away in the forests of North Florida resides a 19th-century lighthouse.

Built to replace a house destroyed by a hurricane, this home is made entirely of shipping containers.

These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.

Florida's first suspension bridge.

This salad has two key ingredients: hearts of palm and green ice cream.

This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.

History is hiding at the Morean Center for Clay.

Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?