Places shaw95 Wants to Go

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

This art deco masterpiece was once a miracle spring mecca but is now simply a government office building.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.