Places Roko Wants to Go

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

The easiest way to the highest point in Wyoming is only accessible via one hefty fee.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

Population: 1.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.

Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."

Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Unusual white sandstone formations in the Los Padres National Forest.