Places amandawatson Wants to Go

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

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

This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

The only ski tunnel in North America provides easy access to amazing snow and beautiful views.

The only completed wing of Utah's first capitol is filled with artifacts and odd stories about its past.

Water flowed out of the town's unusual tree stump fountain in the 1930s, and the well still runs today.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.

The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.

The birth home of one of cinema's legendary actresses.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

The Mysterious Witch Bonney, a haunted statue in an old industrial city.

A museum dedicated to Nantucket's legacy as the "graveyard of the Atlantic."