Places joparkman Wants to Go

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.

This little gem of a museum is a hidden jewel filled with prehistoric treasures.

Home to the world's largest quilt collection dating from the 1600s through today.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

The sprawling attraction boasts a collection of more than 150 historic wagons.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

This old building has served as a bank, post office, library, and city hall.

A neighborhood grocery store established a local civil rights leader.

A semi-retired nurse’s record-setting collection of 3,000 tiny chairs.

The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'

A vast collection of rare, historical, and vintage supercomputers.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.