Places erikwkolb Wants to Go

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

One of the largest Masonic temples in the world, created at the height of the oil boom in ostentatious style.

Home to the story of the outlaw turned funhouse mummy, Elmer McCurdy.

A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.

Watch bison, elk, and other wild animals up close at this national park.

A stone troll guards the hike that leads to this waterfall.

A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.

What happens when a chef with Indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.

An outdoor installation of 20 vintage signs that once hung in front of businesses throughout town.

A Victorian garden in a harsh climate at the border of the prairies and foothills of the Canadian Rockies.

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.

Eclectic musical collection ranging from hurdy gurdies and orphicas to the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country’s wood bison population.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

Once the smallest park in the national system.

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.