Places bradh Wants to Go

A forest outside Darmstadt becomes an open-air art gallery, where international artists turn trees, branches, stones, and clearings into strange, playful, and thought-provoking works.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

The largest public collection of roses in the United States.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

This enthusiast-led facility is the only museum in the country dedicated to the preservation of weather artifacts.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

A Texas-sized secondhand bookstore features 54,000 square feet of books, music, and media.

The Rhubarb capital of Illinois has made their title official with this 10 foot tall statue.

A collection of art crafted from various hardware tools.

More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

The first and only troll museum in Norway has interactive exhibits, friendly staff and a small gift shop.

This departure gate in Austin's airport sends travelers to over 120 imaginary destinations.

Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

This horror movie and monster shop is like if a haunted house was a retail store.