Places WindupMan Wants to Go

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

This unusual building straddles two countries.

An ever-changing gathering of crude wooden figures haunts the St. Lawrence River.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.