Places darrelmw Wants to Go

The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.

The poet’s boyhood home is now dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

This garden memorial marks the site where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by the Cleveland Police Department.