Places gkirker Wants to Go

A self-explanatory attraction allows fans to respectfully remember and honor a comedy legend.

Grab a slice of pizza next to the remains of the "human monkey" who ran for mayor.

These craggy limestone outcrops offer a glimpse at a unique piece of Florida geology.

A tribute to a hometown hero and surfing legend.

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

Before he was America’s most famous preservationist, John Muir was an ingenious mechanical inventor.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

In 1953, a group of Wisconsin high school students helped build a hospital by collecting over a million pennies.

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A 100-year-old chair with joints "cemented by nature."

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

Housed inside a former munitions plant that was once one of the largest in the country.