Places dondoughty Wants to Go

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

The stone circle honors the 19 firemen who perished during the Yarnell Hill Fire.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

Outsider Art Community.

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

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

An urban laboratory.

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.