Places ckdaro Wants to Go

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

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

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

A museum to a cave explorer whose tragic death was a media sensation, and whose corpse became a tourist attraction.

One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.