Places ladyferns Wants to Go

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.