Places bluestorm1738 Wants to Go

Buddha figures are carved into volcanic rocks on the seashore of Yamagara Prefecture.

An unprepossessing storage reservoir in southern Utah has a checkered past.

This hidden, women-built-and-operated Nevada temple on Shoshone Native American land is dedicated to the Egyptian lion goddess Sekhmet among other goddesses.

Volkswagen's dedicated museum dives into the complex history of one of the world's best known cars.

These modest Midwestern formations are kin to Niagara Falls' impressive cliffs, more than 600 miles away.

An old quarry transformed into a recreational and cultural space.

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

“Historical” markers commemorating the sites of fictional events depicted in a popular jidaigeki novel series.

This is part of the Francke Foundation Museum, a curiosity cabinet filled with different scientific and natural wonders.

How a bat poo mine became a major Native American archaeological site—and connections to legendary red-haired giants.

Associated with the famous wizard, it is said that when this oak tree falls, so will the town.

These distorting, funhouse mirrors achieved fame in a renowned piece of Spanish theater.

The castle in the romantic landscape of Podyjí houses what may be Europe's largest collection of taxidermy dogs.

Beneath unsuspecting visitors feet, a capsule containing pieces of America’s civil rights history.

According to legend, this structure was inspired by the Tower of Babel and built in a 19th-century industrialist's yard so he could walk his dogs without leaving home.

Sip creative cocktails in the former vault of the Riggs Bank.

The cutest way to stay safe in traffic.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.

Pay a visit to America's oldest yarn shop.

An intricate network of underground tombs carved into volcanic rock.

The ruins of the second-largest circus school in the world.

A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.

A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.