Places brockwarwick Wants to Go

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

This rural museum highlights Wyoming's era of trapping and fur trades, and hosts the annual Green River Rendezvous in July.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

One of the oldest surviving bars in the United States, located at the site of the last skirmish of the American Revolution.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.

A white oak with property rights.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

This cemetery is one of the last remaining traces of a drowned old Western town.

At the top of the hour, this steam-powered clock's eight brass whistles play "Back Home Again in Indiana."

This sandstone building is a relic of the Overland Trail.

A lasting remnant of the London Blitz.

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.