Places rclaib Wants to Go

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

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

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

This restaurant serves wood-fired fare served in a natural cave with a live spring.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

What is the Thing?

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

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

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

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

The largest mural in the world painted by a single artist.