Places shaw95 Wants to Go

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.