Places matteakle Wants to Go

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

A meticulously restored Wichita home designed by the most renowned American architect of the 20th century.

The largest mural in the world painted by a single artist.

Created by Catalan artist Joan Miró in 1978 and made up of 350,000 tiles, this mural is the only large-scale glass mosaic the artist ever created.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

Historic, 19th-century wagon wheel ruts cut into soft volcanic ash.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Built in 1981 in collaboration with Andy Warhol, this giant piece of pop art stands on the campus of Colorado State University.

A tribute to Loveland’s most famous sweethearts, who helped spread cupid’s message to millions.

A surprising collection of bronze faces beneath a bridge in Loveland.

A tiny town’s tiny museum with some gigantic residents.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

The home of a formerly enslaved man who went on to become a prospector, entrepreneur, and activist for Black rights.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

When this 160-year-old church was being built, a stonemason included a hidden homage to his late daughter.