Places claireromama Wants to Go

Often referred to as the largest spring in America.

A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.

Site of the 1926 murder trial of Ernest Burkhart who was involved in the "Reign of Terror."

Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?

Songwriter Leon Russell transformed this church into a recording studio used by many legendary musicians.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

Enjoy a tour of oddities and makeshift monsters at this souvenir store with an offbeat sense of humor.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

What if the cure for all that ails you was as simple as repeated exposure to low-dose radon?

Once a granite mine, this beautiful lake is the perfect place to cliff jump and zipline in Denmark

This family-owned diner has been slinging chili dogs since 1940.