Places Bkern Wants to Go

The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

An old dining hall now serves up ghost stories for lusty locals.

The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.

This old-fashioned confectionary has been family owned and operated for more than a century.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

Outside Grand Valley State University, you'll find a bench upon which many were said to have sat according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, waiting for a guide of time.

Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

This garden memorial marks the site where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by the Cleveland Police Department.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

This massive sculptural work outside of Paris was four decades in the making—and it's still not quite complete.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

Limestone grottoes turns everyday objects into stone.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

The first island in the world designated a light-pollution-free astronomical observation point.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.