Places taylorruddle1 Wants to Go

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

A museum and gift shop in a small Illinois town commemorates the work of E.C. Segar and the local figures on whom he based his characters.

Now nearly abandoned, Kaskaskia was once the capital of Illinois and one of the most important towns on the upper Mississippi.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

This roadside attraction in the woods of Mississippi is a scalable replica of the Holy Lands during biblical times.

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

An old adobe structure first built in the 1890s is a desert watering hole plastered with dollar bills and odd West Texas finds.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

A local shop filled with handcrafted art and funky home furnishings, vintage, and antiques.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

Some of the oldest exposed rock formations in the United States.