Places dfelzke Wants to Go

A true treehouse near Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

High in the Sacramento Mountains, a facility dedicated to studying the sun.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.