Places marissaweekend Wants to Go

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

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

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

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

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

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

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.