Places Andiw Wants to Go

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.

An unprepossessing storage reservoir in southern Utah has a checkered past.

A surviving concrete arrow from an early-20th-century airmail-navigation network overlooks a reservoir.

A kitschy stop on the way to Zion National Park.

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

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.

A unique collection of artistic rides

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Tune into an alternate universe at this immersive art installation.