Places The Donut Guy Wants to Go

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

This little-used trail winds through the highest mountain range in central Nevada with sections around 10,000 feet.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

This hidden, women-built-and-operated Nevada temple on Shoshone Native American land is dedicated to the Egyptian lion goddess Sekhmet among other goddesses.

Contains a wealth of information about the first exploration and later use of the Green and Colorado Rivers.

This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.

This swanky speakeasy is Denver’s oldest bar—and hasn’t changed a bit since 1933.

These murals from the 1920s beautifully depict America’s industrial age.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

This gallery of prehistoric red ochre art lines the wall of a scenic segment in Utah's San Rafael Swell.

Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.