Places jclarson Wants to Go

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

A carnivorous plant paradise in a serpentine bog.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

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

A wondrously macabre treasury of obscure antiques and unusual oddities.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

A monument to the King's final show, complete with a time capsule.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

At the top of the hour, this steam-powered clock's eight brass whistles play "Back Home Again in Indiana."

This whimsical park encourages its visitors and wildlife to roam on and around the various works of art.

This multisensory alley has the ability to remind bustling citygoers to stop and smell the roses.

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Every winter, dozens of otherworldly ice structures sprout up from a rigged up artesian well.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.