Places Roko Wants to Go

A short tunnel built straight through a magmatic dike.

This building is a recreation of the gatehouse that separated Los Alamos from the outside world during the era of the Manhattan Project.

The hallowed ground of one of the worst atrocities in United States history.

One of the oldest show caves in Arkansas.

A little-known, but surprisingly large waterfall on the Little Truckee River in the northern Sierra Nevada.

One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

A new monument to an old grave that was uncovered during the rebuilding of a California ghost town.

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.

Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.

A rock that was too big to move, so the town just paved around it.

A Google software engineer's Easter egg led to what may be the world's most unusual saved screenshot.

This roadside sculpture garden in New Mexico venerates Mother Earth and outsider art.

Louisiana's tallest waterfall is only a short hike away from the middle of nowhere.

This prehistoric karst cave is situated near a working ranch and historic warm springs.

An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.

Like your grandma's attic—if your grandma were a little weirder, extremely well-traveled, and had a great eye for art.

Colorado's only active volcano last erupted around 4,000 years ago.

Along the Outback Scenic Byway, adjacent to hot springs, this human-made geothermal feature takes unexplained breaks.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

A large, remote national monument highlights the typical geologic structure seen in Nevada.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

A scenic hike in the High Sierra that ends at an old gold mine.

The highest waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachian Mountains.