Places BeerAndLoathing Wants to Go

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

On May 2, 1845, crowds gathered to watch a clown and four geese sail upstream in a bathtub. Then disaster struck.

This Welsh dockyard was the site of the not-so-secret construction of the Millennium Falcon for the original Star Wars trilogy.

The property contains 37 preserved animal effigy mounds constructed by Native Americans between 800-1100.

More than 12,000 years ago, this park was a playground for mastodons.

Fascinating military history, awe-inspiring wildlife encounters, and endless outdoor adventures draw people to this sprawling park.

This elegant structure at the heart of a Finger Lakes town was originally a drinking fountain.

The grounds of former plantations where abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent her youth enslaved are now a museum to her incredible life.

The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.

The gambling entrepreneur who built a city was also an avid collector of classic cars.

This oddly shaped boulder in Paris is rumored to be cursed.

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

A grueling 699-step stairway to a heavenly view of the island of Saint Helena.

Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.

These 7,000-year-old cave paintings depict life in Neolithic Spain.

This cemetery is one of the last remaining traces of a drowned old Western town.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

A Buddhist monastery tucked away in the mountains of Colorado.

A Colorado store that specializes in all things spiritual, metaphysical, and witchy.

This open-air reconstruction of an Old West town, a cross between a theme park and a museum, provides an immersive historical experience.

The hallowed ground of one of the worst atrocities in United States history.