Places vhunter Wants to Go

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

An installation tells of the horrific 1964 tsunami that devastated Crescent City, California.

A carnivorous plant paradise in a serpentine bog.

An unfinished railroad project is now a hidden tunnel.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.

This lava tube cave was once a Cold War fallout shelter.

An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

Once part of an extensive network of fire towers, this is one of the few remaining in this Wisconsin forest.

The largest and best preserved necropolis in the Western Mediterranean.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

It's unclear what caused the fire that led to this opulent hotel's demise.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

This massive section of quay destroyed by an earthquake is preserved to remember the past.

Japan's largest collection of Western-style mansions in the port city of Kobe includes a recreation of Sherlock Holmes' 221B Baker Street quarters.