Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

Twenty-year effort to raise a castle using tools and techniques from the 13th century is now abandoned in the Arkansas woods.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.

A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.

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

The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

A stone pillar commemorates the surrender of the extraordinary Apache leader.

This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

The stone circle honors the 19 firemen who perished during the Yarnell Hill Fire.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

This unique competition celebrates an American Indian and Canadian First Nation cultural tradition.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.