Places leiladelvalle Wants to Go

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

This curved Manhattan building was built to house the opulence of John D. Rockefeller's oil empire.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

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

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

The only Native American comic shop in the world.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.