Places rkurchak Wants to Go

A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.