Places dshimizu Wants to Go

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

Line up for a hickory-smoked BBQ bologna sandwich at this family-run institution.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?

One of the last Depression-era bandshells still standing was the site of Elvis Presley’s first live concert.

A legendary music collector donated his entire collection to the entire city of Memphis.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

This historic pink parlor keeps Phoenicians cool with homemade, retro ice creams.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.

The final resting place and once home of the Bandit Queen of the West.

The R&B singer's modest church guarantees a religious experience, regardless of your beliefs.

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.

A saloon and inn that served the Wild West's most iconic figures—and is still haunted by some of them today.

Spectacular 300-foot cliffs in a lush mountain canyon.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

The railroad turning train travel into a cinematic, highly immersive experience has a fascinating connection to Game of Thrones.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.