Places zamand Wants to Go

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

The Harlem Renaissance poet and activist wrote, organized, and hosted travelers in this Lynchburg, Virginia oasis.

In the 1920s, this stretch of Roanoke became home to a thriving Black community.

The legacy of the Ohio-founded Fostoria Glass Company lives on in West Virginia.

You can still shop in one of West Virginia’s oldest stores.

This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

In an alley behind a Fargo bar, you can roleplay as Mario while interacting with a popular street mural.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.