Places Kate Rayne Wants to Go

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

Ch-Ch-Check out the world's largest hand-painted 3D mural.

The last standing silent film studio in Jacksonville is the last remnant of the city's once-thriving movie industry.

Coca Cola may be "the real thing" but its inventor, buried at this Georgia gravesite, called it a "valuable brain tonic."

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.