Places Speerelli Wants to Go

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

A historic hydroelectric power plant serves as the unusual backdrop for a public park.

An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.

Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.

A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

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

Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.