Places Shawb1 Wants to Go

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.

Home to a 26-foot-tall statue of an American icon.

Once the home of a local newspaper, this small museum preserves the history of Beaver Island, from its Indigenous inhabitants to the arrival of a self-proclaimed king.

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

A shoreline exhibit describing the disastrous first attempt by the French to colonize North America.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.