Places Goliren Wants to Go

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

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

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

The largest and most well-preserved petroglyph site in the Verde Valley.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.

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

The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.