Places Awaters83 Wants to Go

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

An equine tribute in a charming Southern city that calls itself "The Horse Capital of the World."

A unique home built by Andrew Jackson Caldwell that also served as a military hospital.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

A full-scale replica of a 1774 colonial settlement in Kentucky.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.

A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.