Places Stefan Kowasch Wants to Go

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

A restaurant and lodge in northern Wisconsin which served as a clandestine hideout for John Dillinger and featured one of the most famous botched FBI raids in history.

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

The whole world in one water tank.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.