Places jessicahardtcase Wants to Go

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.