Places elizalindley Wants to Go

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

A large wind turbine installation in central Washington State is home to an extensive set of interpretive exhibits.

A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.

The warmth and creative kitsch of a quilt engulf every patron who visits.

This stunning, technicolor array of geysers has occupied Ferril lake since 1908.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

Protected from the elements, these Native American rock paintings have survived approximately 250 years.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

The former home of the "Mother of Father's Day."

This Spokane mansion and the stories within its walls have been brought back to life, thanks to careful restoration.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

An iron monument on the 120th meridian as surveyed, one of only four marking the boundary between Nevada and California north of Lake Tahoe.

This settlement on the original Transcontinental Railroad began by harvesting timber, but transitioned to a forgotten 19th-century industry: harvesting ice.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A well-preserved sheepherding camp now lies in the heart of the Granite Chief Wilderness, in the high Sierra Nevada.

An early 20th-century fire lookout, still in intermittent use, preserves legacy fire-locating equipment.

A granite primate with a view.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.