Places bluntforceM Wants to Go

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

A faux desert landscape in the middle of the jungle that sprouts oases during the rainy season.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

Part of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones.

Tulsa's historic skyscrapers define the oil boom era of Art Deco construction, and are known for their ornate arched lobbies.

After being abandoned for decades, Oklahoma’s first air-conditioned theatre was reborn in the new century.

A 50-foot-tall replica of the infamous lamp from 'A Christmas Story' illuminates this small town.

This massive Art Deco-inspired mural was the world's largest augmented reality artwork at the time of its completion.

A likeness of Da Vinci's mysterious painting smiles at passersby from the side of a barn.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?

Once the smallest park in the national system.

A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.

One of the largest Masonic temples in the world, created at the height of the oil boom in ostentatious style.

Its incredible collection preserves 170 years of sewing machine history.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

This historic theater's pipe organ still accompanies silent films just like it did in 1929.