San Francisco, California
Labyrinth at Land’s End
A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Francisco, California
A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Phoenix, Arizona
The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Holbrook, Arizona
One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Seligman, Arizona
A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.
Winslow, Arizona
This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.
Granite City, Illinois
A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Topeka, Kansas
A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.
Ridgedale, Missouri
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
South West City, Missouri
Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.
Miami, Oklahoma
When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.
Holbrook, Arizona
A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.