Places brianajreidy Wants to Go

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

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Don't be a grizzly man. Get personal with Alaska's wild bears from the safety of this conservationist camp.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

Tucked away on an empty wooded lot in suburban Oklahoma City lie the remnants of an abandoned circus camp.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.