Places wjrandon Wants to Go

See the nearly two-century-old ruins of pre-railroad America at the former site of a lock on the Ohio and Erie Canal.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

George Martin's Caribbean recording studio now rots within the shadow of an active volcano.

A city continually buried under the ash of a volcano that has been erupting for more than 15 years.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.

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

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