Places Wendy Jones Wants to Go

During World War II this was the site of an "honor camp" used as a prison for draft dodgers, Native American conscientious objectors, and Japanese-Americans—including a man who brought his case against the camp to the Supreme Court.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

A larger-than-life version of the hat beloved by hunters, outdoorsmen, and Holden Caulfield.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?

Artifacts fill the old headquarters of the hugely influential political movement to ban alcohol in the United States.

Hundreds of 19th-century characters descend upon an Ohio town every autumn.

This recycled wax museum may be the only one that features John Travolta in a Bible scene.

This tiny museum kept in a B&B laundry room holds the death mask of notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.

The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.

This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

An unassuming house in Wisconsin hides a transient artist’s magnum opus.

Expansive and colorful studio of Minneapolis art-star, Doug Padilla.

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

Three playfully immersive mini golf courses let you travel alongside your ball to the cup at this facility, which has been around since the 1950s.