Bloomington, Minnesota
The Mall of America
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Flora, Mississippi
Mississippi Petrified Forest
A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Bilbo Cemetery
This creepy, yet oddly beautiful cemetery is home to one of the founding fathers of Lake Charles.
Roswell, New Mexico
International UFO Museum and Research Center
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Alamosa, Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
White Sands National Park
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Teec Nos Pos, Utah
Four Corners Monument
The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Shiprock
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Groom, Texas
The Leaning Tower of Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
