Places anjohnst Wants to Go

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

Dozens of musicians have planted trees in this Danish park, and donated songs to go with them.

This modernist tower was saved by a fraternity with a 500-year-old penchant for shooting at wooden parrots.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

This museum explores the history of stickers and is home to RePEELed, an exhibit featuring sticker art from around the world.

Abraham Lincoln's vice president took his last breath here on July 4, 1891.

This museum explores the history of policing and is also home to a very popular taxidermied duck.

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

The 32nd president's sprawling cottage sits on an island enclave jointly managed by the U.S. and Canada.