Places Stefan Kowasch Wants to Go

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

The only thing better than tubing down New Jersey's scenic Delaware River is doing so while eating a hot dog from a giant floating stand.

A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

A giant concrete egg marks this Indiana town as the "Egg Basket of the Midwest."

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

This huge stew pot is the focal point of the "Community Soup" event, which honors tradition and soup.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.