Places dmianowski Wants to Go

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.