Las Vegas, Nevada
'The Mantis'
Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.
Las Vegas, Nevada
“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."
Pierson, Florida
This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.
Lake Helen, Florida
Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.
Orlando, Florida
Get up close to an F-4 Phantom flown in the Vietnam War at this Florida park.
Orlando, Florida
Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.
Safety Harbor, Florida
This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.
Iceland
A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.
Camden, New Jersey
The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.
Jacksonville, Florida
Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
From the 1940 Ford Coupe that started it all 50 years ago, this collection of over 150 classic vehicles celebrates the spirit and history of American car craft.
Conway, South Carolina
This tiny chapel next to a highway provides weary travelers a place to rest, pray, or maybe even get married.
Savannah, Georgia
This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.
Savannah, Georgia
These ornate, fish-shaped water spouts guard Savannah’s historic facades.
Savannah, Georgia
Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
The imprints of astronaut Charles Duke’s moon boots live on at Myrtle Beach’s official South Carolina Hall of Fame.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
The story of the country’s most famous sports magazine began at a historic Myrtle Beach golf club.
Memphis, Tennessee
The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.