Places claireromama Wants to Go

One of the oldest art supply stores in the United States.

This sound-art installation features songs composed using only the Mid-Hudson Bridge as an instrument.

A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.

A small ballpark on Maryland's eastern shore pays homage to its favorite son, the most fearsome home run hitter of the dead ball era.

Take a trip to the past aboard a 1920s railcar or open flatcar for a scenic ride through Maryland farm country.

A historic hotel with many stories of haunted activity.

This alpine statue of Jesus in Silverton is said to protect both miners and local economies.

How did a former First Lady's tiara wind up being sold to a pawn shop on reality TV?

A copy of the famous bus used during the filming of 'Into the Wild' is on display at an Alaska brewery.

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

This 1950s-era nostalgic roadside New Mexico attraction consists of a quirky curio store and museum embedded into the face of a cave.

The neighborhood surrounding the memorial was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in Louisiana.

An enormous, interactive museum with star-studded exhibits is surprisingly found deep in the Mississippi Delta.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

A colossal concrete penguin announces this Montana town as the coldest spot in America. But is it really?

A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.

A lone lighthouse on the wind-swept shores of the cape.

A series of silhouettes that recall the great cattle drives of the 19th-century.

This tiny island bears the name of Civil War veteran, fisherman, and local celebrity Richard Bassett.

A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.

A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.

Stroll around the headstones of notable figures from Knoxville's history, as well as towering monoliths and melancholic headstones.

This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."