Places asdonkar Wants to Go

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

A tongue-in-cheek marker at the place where Robert Barr supposedly created Scotland’s favorite soft drink.

Before the Vatican, there was Dolton: This is the childhood home of the first American pope.

Rest stops along this pathway offer some of the best views of the Acropolis of Athens.

This dam is part of the nation’s largest public power producer and a historic steward of Hiwassee River.

A mosaic tribute to a hitchhiking cat turned national celebrity.

The finest example of Gothic Queen Anne Architecture in the U.S. was built out of rivalry and spite.

A unique Baroque monument that creates a fascinating “theater of memory” focused on the themes of human transience and the hope for resurrection.

A unique 3-D sculpture based on Rene Magritte’s “The Red Model.”

A devilish mask still mocks a king’s rumored love nest across the street.

This stately brick building once provided supplies and equipment to lighthouses across the northeast during the 19th and 20th centuries.

An important message and optimistic splash of color in a troubled neighborhood.

A fantastic resource for information on both Route 66 and the local area.

The largest interactive exhibition in the U.S. exploring human history through the lens of power, punishment, and psychology.

An old adobe structure first built in the 1890s is a desert watering hole plastered with dollar bills and odd West Texas finds.

An 1857 brewery on the banks Mississippi River, now just a ruin with no roof, no windows and only one corner of the building still standing.

The “capital city of the Kingdom of Skullbonia” features a general store and a mural spotlighting the town’s bareknuckle boxers.

One of the largest and most ornate abbeys in this part of Europe.

A botanical hideaway sits inside the ruins of a half-built Civil War fort.

Thousands of signed dollar bills turn a simple tavern into a living record of travelers’ comings and goings.

This is the last surviving Bollman truss bridge in the world.

This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.

This museum celebrates dogs through unusual stories from their owners.

A crumbling Caribbean resort hidden just steps from a beautiful pink sand beach.