Places anjohnst Wants to Go

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

First Joe Pagac sculpture; sculpture reflects native Tucson wildlife in an urban setting.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

This historic pink parlor keeps Phoenicians cool with homemade, retro ice creams.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.

A semi-retired nurse’s record-setting collection of 3,000 tiny chairs.

An ode to this small town's big film history.

This Myrtle Beach art museum features a rotating display of pieces by artists from James Audubon to Frank Lloyd Wright, but it’s their collection of Southern works that truly impresses.

This video store is a horror buff's dream.

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

A once-abandoned school building converted into a fantastical multi-level art installation and haven for Appalachian artists.

Chef Ashleigh Shanti serves up a classic Appalachian fish fry.

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

An abandoned military bunker that has been transformed into an artist's paradise.

A cemetery that holds graves for the forgotten children of a burned orphanage.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

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

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.