Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.

This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

One North Dakota man's vast collection of rare rocks, polished orbs, and geological wonders.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

This park straddling the United States-Canadian border has been a symbol of peace since 1932.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

A forgotten tribute to a South American hero hidden in a cluster of traffic islands.

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.