Places andburke Wants to Go

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

This old army installation has worn many hats throughout its history.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

This sculpture is intended to reset a person’s creativity.