Places dawnjbrenner Wants to Go

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

The Milburn-Price Culture Museum in Vega offers a brand-name oversized cultural attraction.

More than 100 years after his death, the world's largest steer is still attracting crowds.

This is the sewer drain that was the inspiration for the opening scene of Stephen King’s classic novel “IT”.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.

The history of funerals and funerary customs.

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

Spend the night in this former asylum for the incurably insane, which claims to be one of the most haunted places in the United States.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.