Places ssho305 Wants to Go

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.

The pits used to load the nuclear bombs onto the aircraft that dropped them over Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.

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

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

This geodesic gallery holds a collection of painted spheres that make traditional canvases look lazy by comparison.

It's as if the herds walked straight out of a fairy tale into the Missouri wilds.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

Erosion has transformed this sandstone boulder into a massive dune-filled cavern.

A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

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

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

Originally brought to Texas by Czech settlers, these sweet and savory pastries are an essential local breakfast staple.

This sandstone marvel of nature is worth a stop along Highway 65.

The future civil rights leader grew up in this Alabama farmhouse.

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.