Places clpartin Wants to Go

This lava formation earned its whimsical name from the log-like formation of it stones.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

In the heart of Brigham Young's promised land sits a festering plot of industrial ruin that has been claimed by society's outcasts.

The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

An empty mine that some believe will suddenly be filled with fortune and treasures at the end of the world.

The U.S. Air Force has an anti-satellite laser weapon.

If it wasn’t for an innovative use of quilts during a crisis, the city of Panguitch might not exist today.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.