Places daarka Wants to Go

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

In a park on Taiwan's rugged Eastern coast, a marker celebrates a glorious sight from the fictional Kcymaerxthaere.

The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

This monument remembers one of the manliest men of the frontier who fought a grizzly before dragging himself 200 miles to safety.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

These statues pay homage to the "green corridor" of parks and wetlands.

With a bundle of matches in one hand and a mobile phone in the other, this sculpture is a modern take on Hans Christian Andersen's poignant fairy tale.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

Over 600 acres of idyllic open grassland honor Nebraska’s georgic storyteller.

The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

Catch a ride through the Pennsylvania countryside on this historic narrow-gauge railroad.

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

This distinctive bug-like bridge is made of recycled horseshoes.

Often mistaken for an office building, inside this venue is an amazing collection of Native Alaskan art.

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

Kansas's Grassroots Art Capital welcomes visitors to Lucas through its very own World's Largest Thing.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.