Places elliotthav Wants to Go

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

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

Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

An empty mine that some believe will suddenly be filled with fortune and treasures at the end of the world.

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.

Water flowed out of the town's unusual tree stump fountain in the 1930s, and the well still runs today.

The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.