Places Michael K Wants to Go

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

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

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

This sculpture is dedicated to a famed cryptid and local icon allegedly witnessed in the early 19th century.

In 2019, an anonymous photo of a windowless room with eerie yellow wallpaper was posted to 4chan from this building, launching 'The Backrooms', one of the internet’s most massive collaborative horror phenomena.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

Only museum dedicated to women pilots, with personal artifacts from Amelia Earhart and other aviatrixes.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Built as a schoolhouse in 1914, this Mission-style building has also served as a dancehall, a library, an Army canteen, and now a cultural museum.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

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

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

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

The world’s first museum dedicated solely to electric vehicles.