Places Maggie Mason Wants to Go

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A working ranch doubles as a sustainable hub for world-renowned classical music and large-scale sculptures.

After Havre burned down, the best place to build was under the ashes.

A collection of 16,000 antlers crammed beautifully into a small shed.

A 6-mile-long lake created by an apocalyptic seismic event and the deadly chain reaction that ensued.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

A rapidly disappearing glacier filled with extinct grasshoppers, perfectly preserved in the ice.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

The largest drain hole in the world.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

Incredible sculptures inspired by obscure passages from the Bible.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."