Places bleachedrhodopsin Wants to Go

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.

An enormous effigy of the goddess of compassion hides within the sanctuary.

A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

These expertly crafted, scientifically accurate glass sea creatures were once an international phenomenon.

This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.

A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.

Acres of English cottage gardens, unexpectedly nestled in a Cleveland suburb.

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."

After covering almost 1.5 billion acres, the survey's still not finished.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

The magic's in the hole!

Where else would you expect to find the gravesite of European royalty than the windswept dunes of rural Northern Michigan?

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.