Anti Bucket List Hotspots

Bucket lists are for tourists. You’re here for the weird, the wild, the worth-talking-about.

Ready to ditch ordinary?

Let's Go

Ditch Times Square. Sleep in a lighthouse. Or a firehouse. Or a historic mansion.

Montana

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Montana 🐻

& Pintler’s Portal Hostel

A cozy lobby with two black leather armchairs, a small round table, and a decorative rug in front of a stone fireplace. There is a sign on the wall that says "Pintler's Portal: Your Base Camp," and some framed items on the mantel. The wood floors and trim add warmth to the space.
Scenic landscape with a grassy field in the foreground, dense evergreen forest in the middle ground, and snow-capped mountains under a partly cloudy sky in the background.
Room with three sets of bunk beds against a green wall, each with white bedding and pillows, in a hotel room with wooden flooring, a wall mirror, and a small chair.

Great Hostel

A metal truss bridge crosses a dirt road in a mountainous area with autumn foliage and some snow on the mountain slopes.
Man smiling at camera, pointing at a chalkboard with colorful handwritten names and drawings, standing in a room with informational brochures and a clock on the wall.

Adventurous Community

A person holding a plastic cup filled with amber-colored beer in an outdoor space with wooden flooring, red stools, a teal and black building, string lights, and a large sign that reads 'Anaconda Taco Co' against a blue sky with some clouds.

Local Food Spots

Lush green forest with a mountain in the background under a blue sky with clouds.

Pintler Wilderness

Person paragliding over green, forested hills with mountains in the background under a clear blue sky.
Stay in Anaconda

New Mexico

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New Mexico ☀️

& Cloudcroft Hostel

A blue wooden building with a spacious balcony, several chairs, and a person sitting on a bench, overlooking a green mountainous landscape under a partly cloudy sky.
Group of six people having a picnic on white sand dunes at sunset, with mountains in the background. Some are sitting on blankets, some are standing, and they are smiling and waving at the camera. Items like backpacks, a rainbow-colored bag, and drinks are visible.
A porch with a brick wall, pink window shutters, pink flowers in a window box, a turquoise bench with a cushion, a decorative red chili hanging, and a wooden table.

Cool Hostel

People performing music in a cozy, decorated living room with string lights and Christmas ornaments.
Interior of a hostel with bunks, ladders, and a door with a window.

Quaint Town

A woman with long hair wearing a plaid jacket and black pants walking on white sand dunes under a deep blue sky with wispy clouds.

Outdoor Living

A two-story house decorated with colorful string lights at night, with outdoor seating, a fire pit, and surrounding trees and shrubs.

White Sands National Park

Small shopping area with storefronts, parked cars, trees on a hillside, cloudy sky, and rustic wooden railings and balconies.
Stay in Cloudcroft

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