Places mikemccloud Wants to Go

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

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.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

The home used in just a few seconds of film that came to define the setting of a hit sitcom.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

This vivid painted ceramic sculpture evokes the expansiveness of the prairie sky.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

A table rock formation that has been intriguing West Virginians for years.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Two massive and unstable sinkholes are yearning to unite, and their consummation could be catastrophic.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.