Places awfulcat Wants to Go

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Once a safe haven for locals engaged in blood feuds, this 400-year-old fortified tower is now a museum showing what life was like for those lying in wait within its walls.

This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

A blast of nostalgia awaits visitors to this miniature indoor raceway.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

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

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.