Places BeerAndLoathing Wants to Go

For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.

Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.

It is intended to take one back to a stripped-down simplicity, to spend extended time both inside and out, and absorb the natural drama of the Upper Rio Grande Valley.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

A formerly abandoned mental institute, now back in business.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Creativity is far from extinct in Missouri, and this painted dinosaur is no exception!

A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.

This enormous fish commemorates the unplanned release of brown trout into a Michigan river.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

An unusual geological feature towers over the remains of a dark episode in United States history.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

It is the only marker for one of the most famous hate crimes in American history. There are no other memorials for him in the entire state.

Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.

The rockpile was the founding landmark for the town of Gillette, and is now the home of the region's history.

This remote river crossing was a popular campground on American westward expansion trails, and a former Pony Express station.

Remnants of a town from a bygone era.

This museum details the history of a local miracle: The return of the critically endangered black-footed ferret, which was once believed to be extinct.

A local museum remembers one of the worst acts of anti-Chinese violence in American history.

This rural museum highlights Wyoming's era of trapping and fur trades, and hosts the annual Green River Rendezvous in July.

Named for a prominent scout and explorer, this Wyoming state park encompasses a replica of an 1840s trading post, a 19th-century Army outpost, and early 20th-century automobile lodgings.