Places bibliobecca Wants to Go

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.

Mine your own precious stones.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.