Places aeubanks Wants to Go

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

This museum holds not just a world class collection of firefighting artifacts and gear but even the region's first fire station itself.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

Though it's no longer a functioning train depot, this castle-like structure is an important piece of Oklahoma history.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

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

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

A peaceful place in the woods where everything is a work in progress.

This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.

One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This park pays homage to the region's rich industrial history of brick making.

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.