Places bailey1618 Wants to Go

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.

This 1930s log cabin began as a taxidermy museum but is now a popular country music venue.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

This ancient trail has claimed the lives of over 2,000 people.

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.

The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

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Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.