Places jordank Wants to Go

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

This historic church is named for abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher and the ruse to arm his fellow abolitionists.

This pristinely abandoned filling station on the edge of a graveyard is populated solely by unsettling mannequins.

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

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

See six states from the newly restored 100-year-old historic roadside attraction.

This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

A saloon and inn that served the Wild West's most iconic figures—and is still haunted by some of them today.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

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