Places obstakel Wants to Go

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

An artist-run shop filled with art inspired by and made from nature.

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

Have a heavy metal Christmas at this bizarre Turkish-American restaurant.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

This restored farmhouse is a time capsule of a 19th-century Colorado homestead.

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.

Winter and summer solstice aligned sculpture in the middle of nowhere.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

Hidden high on a remote mountain peak is a humbling and mysterious Vietnam War memorial.

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

Explore a wealth of fossils in one of the most prolific dig sites in North America.

This cliffside memorial marks the final resting place of a lonely violinist.

The remnants of a 1970 plane crash remain high in the Rocky Mountains.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.