Places sarahltait Wants to Go

How a bat poo mine became a major Native American archaeological site—and connections to legendary red-haired giants.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

Red ocher pictographs survive in this tufa rock shelter on the shore of an ancient lake.

The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.

Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

A charming easy-to-miss sculpture garden filled with whimsical and thought-provoking metal sculptures.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

A seemingly abandoned store in central Manchester with a lengthy backstory.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

Out of a desire to feed hungry soldiers, a franchise-altering idea was born.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.