Places Roko Wants to Go

A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.

After sitting abandoned for decades, this historic mine is now the only publicly accessible chalk room and pillar mine in North America.

This roadside prairie Statue of Liberty replica is one of the foremost examples of the Boy Scouts of America's "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty" campaign.

A 50-foot-tall replica of the infamous lamp from 'A Christmas Story' illuminates this small town.

The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.

Founded by Cliff Barackman of 'Finding Bigfoot' fame, this museum is dedicated to the study of North America's unacknowledged hairy woodland hominids.

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

A boulder so big and tough, they had to turn it into a landmark.

An abandoned incline railway site is now a green space with six acres of trails connecting hilltop neighborhoods.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.

Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.

Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.

Construction uncovered this trove of fossils, which visitors are welcome to add to their own collections.

Amtrak's least-used stop in the entire country sits in a tiny West Texas town.

Abandoned blast furnaces are an enduring reminder of Scranton's once booming iron business.

A 200-year-old live oak on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain.

An underground blaze turned this village into a ghost town.

Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.

The source of America's longest river is also a historical landmark and the start of a famous nude run.

Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.

An improbable water gap where the West Walker River, paralleled by a state highway, crosses the Singatse Range between Smith and Mason Valleys.

Hike, ski, or snowshoe to a backcountry yurt that serves up gourmet, four-course dinners.

Colorado's oldest church is now home to the largest handmade adobe labyrinth in the world.