Places ambermriley Wants to Go

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

Behind the Cowboy Hall of Fame is a burial ground for good horses and a famed rodeo bull.

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

A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.

The largest collection of political commercials in the world.

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

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.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

Only museum dedicated to women pilots, with personal artifacts from Amelia Earhart and other aviatrixes.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

See the sky in a new way through this art installation.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.