Places anjohnst Wants to Go

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

While filling up your gas tank in eastern Kentucky, you just might stumble into this collection of country music memorabilia.

The farming museum contains an extensive taxidermy collection, including the world's largest stuffed horse.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

The creator of the Kewpie doll's former home has been turned into a museum celebrating her life and work.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.