Places Judy Lee Wants to Go

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

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

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

A shrine to the royal lord of all cacti.

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.