Places nicoleeellan Wants to Go

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.