Places Stefan Kowasch Wants to Go

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

It's believed Elvis Presley was inspired to write his breakthrough track after staying here.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

This 15-foot former Johnny Appleseed has given up his apples for donuts and coffee.

A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

More than 3,200 cookie jars line the walls and shelves of this little shop and over 1,000 salt and pepper shakers

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.