Places marthaking0608 Wants to Go

Colorado's only active volcano last erupted around 4,000 years ago.

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

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

Colorado’s second largest natural lake was created by a landslide.

These towering cliffs crystalize each winter, forming sheer walls of ice that are open for climbing.

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

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

Home to a seasonal waterfall and swimming hole in the Ouachita Mountains.

This roadside sculpture garden in New Mexico venerates Mother Earth and outsider art.

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

This marker identifies the location where three states converge.

An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

The largest public collection of roses in the United States.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.