Places lunedeclaire Wants to Go

The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.

An unusual geological feature towers over the remains of a dark episode in United States history.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

A small town built on an abandoned airfield has former runways as streets and a bar and grill in an old airplane hangar.

Population: 1.

A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.

Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.

A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."

It is the only marker for one of the most famous hate crimes in American history. There are no other memorials for him in the entire state.

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

The world’s first stop-motion film was created on the racetrack outside this building.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

Here, Father Agapius Honcharenko established his homestead, becoming the first nationally conscious Ukrainian to settle in the United States.

Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

The oldest home in Huntington Beach, the farmhouse is a monument to the region's pioneer past.

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.