Places Aïda Amer Wants to Go

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.