Places JtotheC Wants to Go

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

This hollowed salt dome is the largest oil storage facility in the world, hoarding 250 million barrels of crude oil.

Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.

The U.S.' first commercial park dedicated entirely to flying drones.

Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.