Places johnhhuculiak Wants to Go

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

Whether or not you take the 72-ounce steak challenge, there’s plenty of history, fun and Texas-style food at this legendary stop along Route 66.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

They founded the game company that made Clue, Monopoly, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, and Sorry!

An inn older than the Witch Trials.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

A mountain pass used by Prohibition-era bootleggers to facilitate traffic into and out of Canada from Vermont.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

In the oldest zen temple stands a descendant of the very tree that introduced tea to Japanese culture.

The final resting place of one of the most important figures in the world of tea.

Perhaps the biggest draw to this mosque is its remote location and lack of tourists.

There's no booze at this juke joint—just some of the best blues in Baton Rouge.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.

Hidden in plain sight, a gravestone seemingly inscribed from the future stands among the cemetery’s historic tombs.

Malta’s largest cemetery is a Victorian-era architectural masterpiece.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.