Places Lillyflowers Wants to Go

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

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

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

The forest has reclaimed nearly everything—streets included—from this failed Pennsylvania "City of Heaven" that was once deeded directly to God.

A 19th century bank turned into a 6-story immersive art experience.