Places kelligayl Wants to Go

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

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

The first of the iconic American roadside attractions lives on as a college mascot.

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

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

Colorful sedimentary rock layers provide opportunities both for hiking and photography.

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

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

A giant fiberglass catfish welcomes visitors to this Wisconsin river town and heralds its annual Catfish Days festival.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.