Places melissabaker Wants to Go

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

Examine the impact of the horse on Great Plains culture through exhibits on ranching, rodeo, and the Native American way of life.

This municipal park along the Missouri River honors the galley central to the Lewis & Clark Expedition with a replica ship and sculptures.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

This park straddling the United States-Canadian border has been a symbol of peace since 1932.

This colossal reptile celebrates the history of the now-defunct Canadian Turtle Derby.

A rim-made reptile in North Dakota.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

This rural museum is home to more than 50 local desert reptiles and the world's largest snake bite kit collection.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

This museum is dedicated to the history and design of purses.

Known as one of America's most beautiful public restrooms.

Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

The longest floating boardwalk in the United States.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

A mecca of Mexican art and cuisine just over the border.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

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

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