Places evretrogrrl Wants to Go

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.

A once popular resort—said to be the vacation spot of gangster Al Capone—now remains abandoned in the woods of Arizona.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

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

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.