Places Sandi Hemmerlein Wants to Go

A family agreed to sell their property to Disney on the condition that this tree, planted as a wedding gift, would not be removed.

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

An ode to the history of telephones inside a telephone building.

In the little-known Pine Forest Range in northwestern Nevada, a natural lake of glacial origin.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

A relic of the region's once booming timber industry.

At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.

A facility built in 1992 for an underground nuclear test remains in place today.

The three biggest silent film stars once shot iconic scenes here.

This vintage train once gave new meaning to “swimming upstream.”

Equipment used to mine silver and lead has been preserved in this almost-ghost town in northern Nye County.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

Volunteers spent years restoring a vintage steam locomotive to operating condition.

Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.