Places jfcianci Wants to Go

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

A mysterious inscription may hold a clue about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

This magnificent Japanese garden provides a moment of Zen in rural Vermont.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

A collection of unique outdoor sculptures surounded by the beauty of nature.

This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.

This museum pays tribute to the largest group in the Iroquois Confederacy.