Places aowens196651 Wants to Go

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Large metal sculptures spread throughout an open landscape.

During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.

The century-old remains of an abandoned farm town in eastern Washington.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.

In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.

This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.

For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

A remote sandstone plateau named for a legendary cattle rustler.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.

You might want to bring a rain jacket to this travertine triple waterfall.