Places brianvburke Wants to Go

A celebration of one man’s obsession to collect the strangest items imaginable.

After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.

The last original miniature duckpin bowling lanes in America, located in a Milwaukee dive bar.

Where Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created their "heroes in a half shell" and founded Mirage Studios.

They founded the game company that made Clue, Monopoly, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, and Sorry!

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

This rocking chair headstone is allegedly haunted by the spirit of a young girl named Pearl.

Stumps of an Ice Age forest, visible only at low tide.

This college campus garden is home to generations of award winning flowers.

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

A journey through a curious collection of oddities and wonder.

These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.

A larger-than-life dedication to the famous lumberjack and his loyal ox.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

Ghostly specters are said to haunt this secluded cave where a famed Wampanoag leader spent the final days of his life.

The largest collection of works by a pioneering Black woman sculptor is on display at this Massachusetts art museum.

Solitary stone structures and a tale of tragedy are all that remains of a historic settlement built by French Protestant refugees.

A small, family-friendly museum dedicated to the “god of special effects” who brought Godzilla to life.

Tucked away in the forest, these giant wooden trolls delight visitors in Charlestown, Rhode Island.

This historic home and museum celebrates the life story of the female founder of the American Red Cross.

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.

This high-octane event honors Maine’s legacy as the birthplace of logging in the U.S.

See the oldest known traditional stone-ground mustard mill at work at this Down East mainstay.