Places Dave Bastian Wants to Go

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

You may get stranded and everyone's peeing in the water, but at least there's cocktails!

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

The only Native American comic shop in the world.

The largest known adobe office building, emulating in style and layout the forms of traditional adobe architecture common to the region.

Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.

The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.

For 60 years, skiers have calmed their nerves with cocktails hidden along these slopes.

A waterfall and cave near Arroyo Seco that inspired the writings of D. H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, and Mabel Dodge Luhan.

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

A testament to Colorado’s rugged mining history sits against a backdrop of striking mountain scenery.

You might want to bring a rain jacket to this travertine triple waterfall.

This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.

This 19th-century house museum features a horse-drawn hearse and other antique oddities.

A short tunnel built straight through a magmatic dike.

The remnants of a 1970 plane crash remain high in the Rocky Mountains.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.