Places rubysage Wants to Go

An Americana dreamscape.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

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

Pink, packed sanctuary and home of the world's fullest-time Elvis fanatic.

An old abandoned pharmacy building in Texas is brimming with collectibles and images of the little tuxedoed pooch.

A 1980s tour bus that traveled millions of miles to facilitate a superlatively rigorous performing career.

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

An enormous, interactive museum with star-studded exhibits is surprisingly found deep in the Mississippi Delta.

Founded in 1954 by a husband-and-wife duo, this ceramics studio carries on a powerful artistic legacy.

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

A park home to some unusually large rocks.

A natural sandstone bridge nestled within a mature forest in southern Illinois.

Welcome to a starkly beautiful sanctuary where the buffalo roam.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?

One of the last Depression-era bandshells still standing was the site of Elvis Presley’s first live concert.

Alongside this Memphis trail are several sculptures that show trail-goers how to relax.

A legendary music collector donated his entire collection to the entire city of Memphis.