Places shaunaexplores Wants to Go

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

Outsider Art Community.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

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