Places fnc122431 Wants to Go

Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

Take a break from all the boring business of death at this funeral home mini-golf course.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.

Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.