Places darrelmw Wants to Go

Built around 1723, this is the oldest surviving home in the U.S.'s oldest colonial city.

Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.

This ranch on the banks of the Rio Grande is home to a little-known LGBTQ history of Mary Cabot Wheelwright, Marie Chabot, and two-spirit Navajo weaver Hastiin Klah.

Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.

In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

The largest single-building tribal cultural center in the U.S. is an expansive museum in Oklahoma City.

The hall of fame for circus performers.

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

An artist-run shop filled with art inspired by and made from nature.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

This 80.33 troy ounces of solid gold is believed to be the largest nugget from Oregon still in its original form.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

At the western edge of Palm Springs, a rugged desert canyon trail leads to a waterfall at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains.

This saltwater swimming pool, which is the last of its kind in the United States, is slowly crumbling within sight of multiple high-end beachside hotels.

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.