Places bernadinedmurray Wants to Go

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.

These strange carved boulders in a forested canyon resemble tiny stone villages.

This building is a recreation of the gatehouse that separated Los Alamos from the outside world during the era of the Manhattan Project.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

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

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

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

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

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

Over 50 historic windmills whir away at this outdoor museum.

The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.