Places jonathanrcarlson Wants to Go

Seth Bullock, the sheriff of Deadwood, built this town immediately after Teddy Roosevelt’s death in 1919.

This geodesic gallery holds a collection of painted spheres that make traditional canvases look lazy by comparison.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

A relic of roadside lore and perhaps the first of its kind in North America.

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Hundreds of graffiti artists have decorated this flood-wall on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

A unique outdoor timepiece at a "clothing-optional" resort.

This Indianapolis landmark offers a secret panoramic view of the city. 

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

This bridge was constructed from the remains of the first Ferris wheel.

Miners in Michigan developed a taste for Cornish beef pasties, which this roadside stand has been selling since 1947.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.