Places Opinicus Wants to Go

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

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

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

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

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

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

The only one of New Hampshire's original 14 World War II watchtowers to survive in near-original condition.

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

This large, castle-like structure is hidden amid the mountains on the grounds of the Utah State Hospital.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

This small museum contains fossils from an era when Kansas was underwater.

This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.

This historic early-20th-century building still boasts some of its original features.

This three-dimensional brick mural is the longest of its kind in the United States.

Journey up the capitol building's cupola for an amazing view of Topeka.

This 41,000-acre wetland complex is the largest marsh in the interior of the United States.

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.