Places Eirik Gumeny Wants to Go

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

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

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

In 1975, a forestry worker in Arizona claimed to have been abducted by a UFO.

A 6,888-carat piece of turquoise that bears a striking resemblance to the first President of the United States.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.