Places melissabaker Wants to Go

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

The world's largest rotating world.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.

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

A spectacular overlook of the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River, a deep sandstone gorge streaked with orange, red and white in a remote, uncrowded part of Utah.

This gallery of prehistoric red ochre art lines the wall of a scenic segment in Utah's San Rafael Swell.

A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.