Places smj99 Wants to Go

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

Where a guard killed nine German prisoners during one of the worst 20th-century POW camp massacres in U.S. history.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

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

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

A surprising museum of 20th-century technology.

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.