Places Desertrattfink Wants to Go

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Spend a hour meandering, breathing, and learning along this lovely untouted path that connects historic gardens.

An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

A blues musician so talented that people said he must have traded his soul to the devil was born in this house.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Fully ignoring any conventions of fine dining, chef Peter Vazquez turns out some of the best meals in the city in takeaway containers.

A strenuous, unofficial trail leads to spectacular views in one of America's most remote national monuments.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

Henry Ford's failed rubber plantation in the middle of the Amazon rain forest.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.