Places TravelingThe50States Wants to Go

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

An enchanting natural wonder in Puerto Rico's Camuy River Park.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

An abandoned railroad tunnel forgotten by time awaits inquisitive hikers.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.