Coolest place off-the-beaten path?

Journalist (and poker buddy) Michelle Nicolosi is getting reading for a cross-country adventure and poses this question at LinkedIn: What’s the coolest off-the-beaten-path place in the U.S.?

Check out the responses (including mine) and add your two cents here.

*The photo above comes from a remote corner of SoCal that also would make a fine addition to Michelle’s list — the Rankin Ranch. It’s so far off-the-beaten path that rush hour consists of your car and a herd of cows.