Places nickblossom Wants to Go

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Explore some of the most unique vehicles in history along with a cast of unsettling mannequins.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

This oddly beautiful water cistern is a techno-temple to the wet stuff and a multimedia masterpiece.

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.