Places AF Wants to Go

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

It's believed the soldier was 109 years old when he passed away.

A notable example of Prairie School architecture that disregarded Victorian concepts about room divisions and featured a long, narrow floor plan.

With a 90-foot wingspan, the world’s largest loon sculpture stands outside Allianz Field.

Delaware's first railroad lasted only five years and spanned only 16 miles, but its ticket office has survived for two centuries.

Many of the most significant figures in American history once hopped on a stagecoach in this alleyway on their way to more noteworthy destinations.

This historic Georgian mansion contains a hidden room that was used to harbor a fugitive in the days of the Underground Railroad.

The real-life ‘Severance’ office building.

An artist of the American Revolution is entombed beneath the Yale art gallery he founded.

Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.

During World War II, blimps were a key part of the United States' defense against German U-boats—this building could house a dozen of the armed airships.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

The oldest church building in the state.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

This 50-foot rock formation looked like a face that was once believed to be that of a Native American chief.

Recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, the garden opened in September 1997 to celebrate the men and women who have had the greatest impact on Key West.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.

Some big-name visitors have patronized this small-town library named for an oil man's daughter.

Step back in time to explore 19th-century Appalachian life, from blacksmiths to Model Ts.

Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.

The lasting remains of the region's once booming cement industry.