Places Ckorear512 Wants to Go

A facility built in 1992 for an underground nuclear test remains in place today.

Please don’t anchor your boat onto the Department of Defense’s underwater data cables.

These colossal desert barcodes have been fine-tuning spy satellites for decades.

Site of the world's largest nuclear explosion.

A life-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex made out of driftwood.

This remote highway took over 50 years to build.

A singular collection of hand-built art deco cars are held in a building with style to match.

This grave marks the final resting place of pioneer John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.

This beloved American snack was conceived by a hungry coal miner.

Stroll among more than 50 large-scale sculptures created by world-class artists.

This unique park is dedicated to a favorite locally born snack line.

This concert venue and educational trailblazer transforms kids through music.

The rocks exposed at Valley of Fire State Park also occur in a much less known but equally spectacular area a few miles to the southwest.

At certain times in the fall and winter, the sunlight makes this natural sandstone arch glow.

A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of the rare, creamy delicacy that is moose cheese.

A blast from the past in central San Diego.

It's believed the famed author's parents once used this spring to gather water.

Helen Keller once broke ground on this historic center for the study of technologies to benefit the hearing impaired.

This small hilltop church weaves the urban history of Washington, D.C. with the national history of the United States.

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

A promising candidate for the lost rock laid by George Washington was unearthed, but the hunt is still on.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.