Places Shawb1 Wants to Go

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

A unique museum where guests can rent and operate a locomotive.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

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

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.