Places Stefan Kowasch Wants to Go

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.

This bridge uses an inverted bowstring truss and is believed to be the only of its kind in the United States.

The strange and snarky traditions of the lumber industry's fraternal order began with five men waiting for a train here in Arkansas.

An upstate New York garage advertises its services by literally putting the automobile above all else.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

The world's largest covered wagon is piloted by a giant Lincoln lawyer.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

Deliciousness abounds at a Guatemalan restaurant masquerading as a pizzeria.

This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.