Places spocksackmary Wants to Go

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

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

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.

The secluded site of a 1943 plane crash and amazing rescue is only accessible by hiking through the woods.

Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

A collection of vintage liaison aircraft kept in flying condition and on display at an airfield in San Antonio.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

San Antonio's first 3-D stereoscopic mural is a trippy treat for the eyes.

Hidden within a spa in a Texas strip mall is a restaurant specializing in Eastern European foods.

A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.