Places Sandi Hemmerlein Wants to Go

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

A ticket to this nostalgia-soaked arcade comes with free play on more than 40 classic games.

This school building was an extravagant show of wealth for a boomtown that mostly faded in the following decade.

Whether or not you take the 72-ounce steak challenge, there’s plenty of history, fun and Texas-style food at this legendary stop along Route 66.

The only Chicago bridgehouse open to the public contains a museum devoted to the Chicago River.

This museum shaped like an inflating balloon celebrates the sport’s buoyant achievements.

Vintage neon signs illuminate highway history.

A brick labyrinth hidden in a church courtyard where anyone can take a quiet, contemplative walk.

This Prescott institution is widely considered the oldest bar in Arizona.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

Historical marker at the spot where Bonnie and Clyde were killed.

It has a large collection of Wizard of Oz and OZ universe related items.

Giant steel and concrete dinosaurs near Route 66 invite passerbys into a mineral shop.

The first of the iconic American roadside attractions lives on as a college mascot.

A commercial fishing boat stranded on the California coast.

100 years of rolling bus history and Hollywood cameos.

Coney Island’s last surviving haunted ride.

A cocktail lounge decorated like an American dive bar, in honor of the legendary author Ernest Hemingway.

A recreation of the bar from the classic 1942 movie “Casablanca.”

Orozco’s fiery mural that brought the Mexican Muralist Movement to the U.S.

A remote one-room schoolhouse on Catalina Island, once a lifeline for local children, now abandoned.

You’ll never see the sky the same way after visiting this art installation in Tempe.

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.