Places matteakle Wants to Go

A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.

Celebrating the greatest pugilists the world has ever known.

The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

A monument marks the spot where the first Catholic missionaries arrived in Uganda.

This replica of the Indian spiritual master Meher Baba's tomb stands unfinished in the New Mexico desert.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

At this research institute, the chile is king.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.