Places libaryerika Wants to Go

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

Research missiles and rainbow auroras at the world's largest land-based rocket range.

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

A remote Arctic mountain range is home to "granite cities" found almost nowhere else.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

A memorial to the most decisive Native American victory of the Plains Indian War.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The ruins of a failed dam that was built over land later described as a "sponge."

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

In the high desert east of Bend, the University of Oregon maintains a research observatory on a remote mountain peak.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

Over a millennium ago, this site on the shores of Lake Titicaca was home to a city of more than 10,000 people.

In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.