Places colea Wants to Go

Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.

This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

A detached cement mixer has been transformed to resemble a relic from some obscure NASA mission to Oklahoma.

Legend says that this short Canadian tunnel still holds the dying screams of a girl who burned alive.

Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

This museum holds not just a world class collection of firefighting artifacts and gear but even the region's first fire station itself.

The largest collection of political commercials in the world.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

The final resting place and once home of the Bandit Queen of the West.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.