Places sgtkelso Wants to Go

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Come for the fried chicken, stay for the history at Oklahoma's oldest bar.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

This Little Rock legend has survived decades of rowdy crowds, three fires, and a zombie wedding.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.