Places apertureofmysoul Wants to Go

HFH's slum simulation is either a noble recreation of poverty or a cringeworthy attempt at same.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

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

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

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

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

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.