Places jstuber20 Wants to Go

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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

Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.