Places anjohnst Wants to Go

Behind these delicious arepas lies a true New York success story.

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

Visit one, or all six, of the stops on this tour of a North Carolina signature sweet.

Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.

An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.

Tucked away in the forest, these giant wooden trolls delight visitors in Charlestown, Rhode Island.

Suspended from this brewery’s tasting room ceiling is a full-sized fin whale skeleton.

An archive of ceramic eggs painted to record clowns' personal makeup designs.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

Medical museum featuring a number of excellent medical models.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

The permanent home of a 1960s traveling museum of tiny historical dioramas.