Places VRLNDR Wants to Go

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

A mecca of Mexican art and cuisine just over the border.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

A replica that won't float away.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

Pennsylvania’s creepiest roadside attraction is a haunting example of roadside kitsch.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

This notorious dive has been serving up both kinds of spirits since 1879.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

Hike, ski, or snowshoe to a backcountry yurt that serves up gourmet, four-course dinners.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

Fill up your senses in this beautiful riverside garden, dedicated to the works of singer-songwriter John Denver.

Once owned by the largest employer in Colorado, these ovens have been abandoned for over a century.

This Rocky Mountain mansion was the luxurious home of the authoritarian leader of a company town.

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.

Explore a wealth of fossils in one of the most prolific dig sites in North America.