Places Ckorear512 Wants to Go

The Father of the Erie Canal has a magnificent grave marker that redefines the term "final resting place."

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

This open air cathedral invites all faiths to worship under the only roof big enough to fit them all: the sky.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

Home to a collection of artifacts and specimens from one of the world's preeminent geologists

Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

This colorful monument commemorates a little-known story from the life of Abraham Lincoln.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.

Everyone and everything one man ever loved and lost, now stare into the East for all eternity.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.

At a mile long, the Fort Madison Bridge is the largest double-decker swing-span bridge in the world.

A replica of the self-taught naturalist's iconic cabin stands inside a library near his hometown.