Places micheleshreeve Wants to Go

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

The third tallest plunge fall in Oregon, worth visiting year-round.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.

Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.

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

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

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.