Places ashleypinnick Wants to Go

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

This is one really big nut.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

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

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

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

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

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.