Places tjhoek Wants to Go

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

An abandoned, rusty old relic of railroad history stands at attention over the Cuyahoga River.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

A restored 114-year-old railroad station heralded as the most photographed depot in the United States.

With over 5,000 champions, the Hall of Fame continues to draw amateur eaters.

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

This bridge was constructed from the remains of the first Ferris wheel.

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

In a divided Germany, Potsdam's "central" train station was relocated to the city's southern suburbs to avoid West Berlin.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.