Places badgersofdoom Wants to Go

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

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

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.

Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.