Places Downtown Steve Wants to Go

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.

For over 20 years, Lil Toot has delighted guests with narrated boat rides between Stearns Wharf and Santa Barbara Harbor, becoming a beloved local legend and top-rated experience for visitors.

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Tucked away behind an unassuming set of shops is a must-see series of stunning murals.

Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

These giant metal horses graze on a hilltop near the Montana highway.