Places jwr5184 Wants to Go

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

Montana’s first and only Alpine coaster.

This huge, disused viaduct is now a crumbling concrete underworld of covered in years of graffiti.

Once the world's largest reinforced concrete structure, this abandoned bridge now beckons urban explorers.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

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

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

One car at a time please.

Tour the world's largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, where you can view the plant where gravestones are made and roll a ball down the outdoor granite bowling alley.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

Once a gas station, this flightless airplane beside the Old Dixie Highway now houses a barbershop.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.