Places alexz Wants to Go

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.

In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.

This eclectic collection documents the wild legacies of "America's Wickedest Street."

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

Over 50 historic windmills whir away at this outdoor museum.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.