Places thanson Wants to Go

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

During World War II this was the site of an "honor camp" used as a prison for draft dodgers, Native American conscientious objectors, and Japanese-Americans—including a man who brought his case against the camp to the Supreme Court.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

This 80-year old mannequin is so lifelike it is believed to be an embalmed corpse.

These cliff-dwellings might be Mexico's least visited archaeological site.

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

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

The vanishing remains of an old water station from the late 19th century.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

A home base for Judy Chicago, one of America's leading radical feminist artists.

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.

A park in Mexico offers all the experiences of an illegal border crossing except for one: the border.

The first Protestant church in Arizona and only Gothic Revival style adobe church in the world.