Places MonValleyMan Wants to Go

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

An unprepossessing storage reservoir in southern Utah has a checkered past.

A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

The first motion picture theater in southern Utah, reimagined and renovated as an arts hub.

Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

Only through the lens of a microscope can visitors see the true treasures inside this museum.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.

What started as three small gnomes at the base of a tree has grown into a full-blown gnome home.

Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.

One Pittsburgh musician's decades-in-the-making memorabilia collection is on display at this rock-n-roll curio shop.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

After covering almost 1.5 billion acres, the survey's still not finished.

10,500 square feet of pinball housed in former dollar store and home to the last playable "Thunderball."

Where the "World Pinball Champion” is crowned.

The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.