Places happy nomad Wants to Go

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

This odd stone has served as a meeting place for local councils since the 17th century.

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

The menus here are a love letter to the culinary history of New Orleans.

First Nations’ foodways are front and center at this food truck-turned-brick-and-mortar.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.

This 1920s masterpiece of French Quarter architecture hides a secret tunnel used by Albert Einstein.

This departure gate in Austin's airport sends travelers to over 120 imaginary destinations.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

A beautiful drive through the foot of the Alps traces the path of 15th-century Turkish raids.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

A waterfall and cave near Arroyo Seco that inspired the writings of D. H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, and Mabel Dodge Luhan.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.