Places Smurphinator Wants to Go

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

This oddity shop contains everything from antique tools to a human skeleton.

This historic Idaho island is home to a strange timeshare museum, a homemade mini-golf course, and an outhouse named Aunt Fanny.

This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

Birdhouses, peacocks, animal sculptures, and a graveyard are all found along this eclectic nature trail.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

These century-old beehive-shaped kilns were built to produce charcoal for nearby mines.

A massive collection of rare and antique books in a tiny ranching community in northern Texas.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

Museum mostly in name, and only a restaurant depending on the day, this place could only exist in Marfa.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.