Places bleachedrhodopsin Wants to Go

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

Ukrainian defense contractor's center for studying "pyramid energy."

This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.

A county library in rural Ohio houses one of the finest mineral collections in the world.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

At the supposed instruction of Ben Franklin and Socrates, a Spiritualist believer intended to birth a mechanical messiah here.

This hidden stream beneath Indianapolis makes an appearance in the best-selling novel "Underground Airlines."

The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

Nature and religion are reunited at this unconventional church in the forest.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

The South African dialect's complex history is immortalized in stone, in one of the world's only monuments dedicated to a language.

Nearly 2 billion seeds from 38,000 species are stored and processed at this visitable facility in a quiet corner of England.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

An impressive display of ships and artifacts from the ancient Mediterranean maritime trade.

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.