Places aRedLetterLife Wants to Go

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

This ordinary street was made infamous by a legendary visit from the devil.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

A mile-long navigable cave adorned with stalactites and stalagmites reaching up to 65 feet tall.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

A wooden street sign is the last remnant of this 400-year-old alleyway.

A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.