Places jamesarvidson Wants to Go

A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

The largest public collection of roses in the United States.

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

An icy behemoth that towers over you with a blue ice cave in the winter and a roaring creek in the summer.

An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

The Grand Canyon’s original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned.

A historic hydroelectric power plant serves as the unusual backdrop for a public park.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

This outdoor sculpture gallery is a modern-day homage to Andean culture and history.

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.