Places wjrandon Wants to Go

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

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

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

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

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

This old train trestle and collapsed tunnel once allowed the railroad to negotiate the steep slopes of the Colorado Rockies.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

The remains of a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp dot a windswept Colorado hill.

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.