Places barbyoung66 Wants to Go

A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

A historic area for shopping and dining in Ketchikan's former red-light district.

This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

A 30-mile-long glacially-carved canyon leads to a massive pair of glaciers.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

Often mistaken for an office building, inside this venue is an amazing collection of Native Alaskan art.

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

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

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

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.