Places janellearmstrong Wants to Go

This historic railroad hotel built from Kansas limestone was once the most popular hotels for traveling salesmen in the midwest.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.

This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.

This statue is an ode to an iconic roadside advertisement popularized during the 1970s.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.

A collection of 16,000 antlers crammed beautifully into a small shed.

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.