Places j3taylor Wants to Go

Papier-mâché folk art recognizing horrors of slave trade.

These split boulders mark equinoxes and solstices along the Seattle skyline.

This small hill features the most notable collection of petroglyphs in Saguaro National Park.

A small space-exploration exhibit hidden in a hotel.

This largest dinosaur tracksite in Wyoming is one of the only in the world from the Middle Jurassic Period.

This archaeological dig site and museum is home to one of the largest dinosaur fossil collections in the world.

This dollhouse-sized art museum features creations from local artists.

The world’s oldest military museum has remained largely unchanged since the last days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

This enormous fiberglass cow near Death Valley National Park once graced a casino roof in Las Vegas.

The first radio telescope dedicated to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

The only mine for rare earth elements in the United States has been intermittently active since the 1950s.

This tiny, one-acre cemetery serves as a reminder of when the Civil War got close to the nation’s capitol.

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

A statue honoring a preeminent 19th-century dandy and important figure of men’s fashion.

The geographic center point of the Golden State.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

A desert community’s history is captured by this collection of artifacts and memorabilia.

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

A celebration of one man’s obsession to collect the strangest items imaginable.

These 19th-century gas tanks were remade into an apartment complex.

A striking geological formation in Southern California.