Places wlongson23 Wants to Go

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

All that remains of this once-booming mining town are the ruins of a saloon.

One of the few surviving Panama Canal steam shovels stands outside a tiny Colorado mining museum.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

Above Breckenridge, a destructive mining technique sits sunken in a small pond.

Inside this shop, visitors are treated to a unique blend of natural history and art.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

An easy-to-reach, century-old shipwreck in shallow and crystal clear waters.

A sun-filled museum featuring an ever-rotating collection of classic and exotic cars.

An ever-updating collection of retro Americana.

An 800-year-old island castle in Guernsey's main harbor.

This archaeological site boasts temple ruins that date back 5,000 years to the Dilmun culture, and may have been described in the tale of Gilgamesh's search for immortality.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.

This dynamic entertainment venue brings a much-needed funkiness to the region with its bizarre art, eclectic films screenings, and peculiar performance pieces.

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

This 20-foot mountain is made up of some 15,000 mannequins—if you visit, you can even take a piece home with you.