Places marcpaty1 Wants to Go

Founded in 1873 to support the needs of the gold mines flourishing nearby, this is the last water-powered foundry in the United States.

An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.

West Point’s only monument to a woman veteran stands above an empty grave.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

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

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.