Places Stefan Kowasch Wants to Go

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

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

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.