Places ekjackson Wants to Go

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

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

A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.

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

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

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

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

This is one really big nut.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.