Places LauraAndFauna Wants to Go

This sculpture is intended to reset a person’s creativity.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

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

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

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

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

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

Known as one of America's most beautiful public restrooms.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

Hidden within a spa in a Texas strip mall is a restaurant specializing in Eastern European foods.

"Dallas’s pretty much only carnivorous plant gallery."

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

High-end dining has a home in this former gas station.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.