Places jmwalw1 Wants to Go

One of three remaining theatres in the United States created in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.

Winter and summer solstice aligned sculpture in the middle of nowhere.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.

This replica oil derrick stands where a tiny Kansas town struck big in 1852, kicking off America's biggest oil boom.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.

Despite what scientists think, the town still says this is an extraterrestrial rock.

The only mill in the state that features a covered bridge.

A 40-foot waterfall flows into this unique natural swimming hole.

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.