Places Stefan Kowasch Wants to Go

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.