Places danijensen79 Wants to Go

This early 20th-century rural drinking fountain provides water for both horses and humans.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

This hand-carved wooden carousel in the Story City North Park was built in 1913.

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.

On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.

One of Scandinavia's largest mosaics pays tribute to Danish art and science luminaries.

A folk-art cottage and hotel straight from a Slavic fairy tale.

At this bohemian accommodation, guests who dream of joining the circus can spend the night in themed wagons.

A former coastal watch post has been turned into a bothy with unrivaled views of the sea and its inhabitants.

This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The childhood home of America’s first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

This archipelago homestead-turned-museum has remained the same since its last resident, born in 1897, died in 1973.

A wealthy aristocratic family built this Disney-worthy, fairy-tale castle.

Where one of America's greatest songwriters lived before he was Bob Dylan.

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.