Places asdonkar Wants to Go

The ruins of a once-grand mansion in Northern Ireland are now thought to be haunted.

This rustic, flower-lined pathway once had very little in common with its namesake.

A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Behold, a collection dedicated to Germany's favorite vegetable.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

More than 3,200 cookie jars line the walls and shelves of this little shop and over 1,000 salt and pepper shakers

You can soak in three relaxing pools filled daily by the tide.

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

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.

The home of 1.5 million wood letters for printing is still a functioning workshop.

A bedazzled house and crown "jewel" of outsider artist Loy Allen Bowlin.

The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.

This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.