Places SemiruralYeti Wants to Go

Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

In 1863, a woman buried her hard-drinking husband beneath his beloved booze.

Old car parts and assorted materials get turned into one man's mechanical treasures on the side streets of Cleveland.

What started as a display of antique hearses has grown into a museum exploring the history of the funeral industry.

Located in the place where the Columbia space shuttle came down, a museum-memorial that is both touching and informative.

The largest public collection of roses in the United States.

A unique cartoon-filled roadside attraction.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

The cremains of those who donated their bodies to science are buried in a tiny cemetery behind the building.

This small museum tells the story of Fort Worth's first and largest superstore.

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

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

A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.