Places RoelV1978 Wants to Go

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

This sidewalk monument honors more than 50 civil rights activists who helped change the face of America.

This creative sculpture was a way to "recycle" an old tree.

An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

The Tallahassee Airport serves over half a million passengers a year and is home to some permanent residents too.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

This L.A. fixture has been serving hot dogs out of a giant hot dog since 1946.

Located close to a movie studio lot, this restaurant has a long history of star-studded patronage.

This monument marks the point where Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri intersect.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

Because there's no place like home.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

A small space-exploration exhibit hidden in a hotel.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

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.

Abandoned mine site with interesting artifacts to explore, including a 4-stamp mill.

This abandoned open-pit copper mine features stunning turquoise mineral pools and excellent rock-hunting opportunities.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.