Los Alamos, New Mexico
Bradbury Science Museum
This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Nageezi, New Mexico
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.
Murmansk, Russia
Kola Superdeep Borehole
The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.
Carbondale, Colorado
Penny Hot Springs
A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Russian Vodka Museum
The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.
Moscow, Russia
Lenin's Mausoleum
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
France
Clipperton Island
Abandoned outpost once home to a murderous tyrant.
Pasadena, California
California Cactus Center
A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.
New York, New York
The Last Remnants of the Polo Grounds
A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.
Clinton, Massachusetts
Fuller Field
One of the oldest baseball fields in continuous use has been hosting games since 1878.
Plattsburg, Missouri
Grave of David Rice Atchison
The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.
Millinocket, Maine
Mount Katahdin
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
Niagara Falls, New York
Love Canal Containment Zone
Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.
Huntsville, Alabama
The Grave of Miss Baker
Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library and Museum
This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.
Naftah, Tunisia
Leftover 'Star Wars' Sets
Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo Wood Chipper
"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"
Urubamba, Peru
Skylodge
Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.
Renton, Washington
Jimi Hendrix Memorial
The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.
Seattle, Washington
Gum Wall
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Griffin, Georgia
Doc Holliday's Grave in Griffin
Could this grave be the true resting place of legendary gunfighter "Doc" Holliday? Unclear.
Homewood, Alabama
Alabama Booksmith
Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ingebretsen's Scandinavian Gifts
Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Orfield Labs Quiet Chamber
This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.
