Places spencersaints Wants to Go

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.