Places jrmcummings Wants to Go

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

This set of three large, volcanic hot springs is a favorite haunt for intrepid divers.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."