Places cmstoelb Wants to Go

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.

Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.

Initially meant to immortalize the valor of the colonizer, this monument is now a symbol of Mauritanian resistance.

A boulder in the Churchyard of Down Cathedral marks the legendary burial place of "The Apostle of Ireland."

This unique sculpture proved invaluable when it saved a train from careening off the tracks.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

Ships still use this historic lighthouse to navigate dangerous, island waters.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

This unassuming stone is possibly the oldest Scottish memorial to the 13th-century knight.

These gleaming gypsum sand dunes are the second-largest in North America.

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

At least according to the Guinness World Records.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A recreation of a sign that Charles Dickens used to see on his walk home.

The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.

If you can’t dive into a whisky cask, this swimming pool might be the next best thing. 

A historic canal winds through a unique, swampy landscape.