Places Shylaann Wants to Go

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.

Incredible sculptures inspired by obscure passages from the Bible.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

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

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

This leafy estate is worth $18 million and is so grand it has two mailing addresses.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.