Places gleason Wants to Go

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

After a long, dark winter in the upper latitudes, Yellowknife knows how to let it all out in unparalleled style.

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

What is the Thing?

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.