Places katduran Wants to Go

It would be a crime to miss it.

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

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

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

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

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

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