Places btwjune Wants to Go

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

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

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

Still standing despite its considerable slant, this tilted lighthouse has become a local symbol of resilience.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

An island graveyard with spectacular views of the Caribbean.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.