Places Aglatter Wants to Go

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.

These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.

Conveniently located within binocular range of a nuclear bunker, the "summer camp" area was a painfully obvious spy house.

A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.

Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.

The whole world in one water tank.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

Underwater restaurant at the coral reefs of Eilat.

The world's only official college program focused on "clown therapy."

This unique sculpture is often overlooked by pedestrians.