Places vonbuxter Wants to Go

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.

An unusual geological feature towers over the remains of a dark episode in United States history.

This museum details the history of a local miracle: The return of the critically endangered black-footed ferret, which was once believed to be extinct.

Remnants of a town from a bygone era.

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

This canyon is named for a unique geologic formation where the river vanishes underground near the mouth of the canyon and reappears farther down.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.

This archaeological dig site and museum is home to one of the largest dinosaur fossil collections in the world.

The rockpile was the founding landmark for the town of Gillette, and is now the home of the region's history.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

Population: 1.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.

This tiny site in Iowa, part of a patchwork national wildlife refuge, is home to ancient flora and fauna.

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.

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

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.