Places rmcmacki Wants to Go

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

Maine’s only official memorial to the Underground Railroad.

Located in the historic home of a newspaper publisher, this museum is dedicated to the Freedom of Speech.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

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

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

A replica that won't float away.

This funky outdoor gallery in Florida is filled with whimsical recycled art installations.

The remains of a boarding school designed to forcibly assimilate Native American children.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.