Places HTap Wants to Go

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

More than 500 unique and specially designed cases collected by D.C.'s "Harmonica Case Man."

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.

An enchanting natural wonder in Puerto Rico's Camuy River Park.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

This limestone cave offers an incredible view of the Río Grande de Arecibo valley.

Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.