Places dondoughty Wants to Go

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

This piece of peacetime naval wreckage memorializes the tragic sinking of the USS Maine--an event which sparked the Spanish-American war.

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

Large military radio station without transmitting towers.

A Very Low Frequency transmitter you can tune in on your PC.

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

A diminutive memorial marks the site of a successful assassination by a right-wing death squad in America's capital.

An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

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

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

One of the largest open-pit copper mining operations in the entire country.

The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.