Places Willymjr Wants to Go

A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.

One of the largest refracting telescopes in the world, and the first built specifically for studying astrophysics.

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

Over a dozen Native American earth mounds dating back over 2,000 years dot this Tennessee archaeological park.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The water in this preserved area spawns vegetation that gives it a deep green color.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.