Places JCinSTL Wants to Go

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

A statue commemorating the heroic life of a Viking postman who was the Godfather of California skiing.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

"May the force be with you always."

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

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.