Places Kate Rayne Wants to Go

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

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

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

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.