Places Alhungate Wants to Go

This abandoned open-pit copper mine features stunning turquoise mineral pools and excellent rock-hunting opportunities.

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

Creativity is far from extinct in Missouri, and this painted dinosaur is no exception!

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

The Grand Canyon’s original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

At 11,500 feet in elevation, there is no toilet in the state closer to the sky than this one.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

The first of the iconic American roadside attractions lives on as a college mascot.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.