Places Muriel B Wants to Go

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

These boots are made for selfies.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

One of America's largest retail chains got its start in one of its most remote rural destinations.

This town is home to the world’s largest arch constructed entirely of elk antlers.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Built in 1981 in collaboration with Andy Warhol, this giant piece of pop art stands on the campus of Colorado State University.

This marker identifies the location where three states converge.

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

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.