Places sherryolet Wants to Go

A memorial to victims of the Oklahoma City bombing.

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

A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.

An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."

Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

The preserved wheel ruts of El Camino Real de los Tejas, an 18th-century Spanish colonial road across America's Southwest.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

Measuring approximately 200 feet long, Swampy is the world's largest alligator-shaped building.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

A local road runs around a memorial to a teenager who died in 1860.

These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.

What started as three small gnomes at the base of a tree has grown into a full-blown gnome home.

Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.

This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.

The mounds on this coastal archaeological site reveal the history of the land’s first inhabitants.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

A faithful dog is forever watching over the family children.

A small museum celebrating the work of a Mississippi artist who had a unique connection with the natural world.

A brick-lined alley full of public artwork tucked away in downtown Gulfport.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.