Places brittaniethekid Wants to Go

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

Sculpture garden and miniature golf course blend together in the oversized backyard of a Minnesota sculptor.

Sleepy Minneapolis block beats Guinness Record for most churches on one city block.

A nerdcentric group and creators of the Nerd Prom.

From burial ground bocce ball court.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

The remnants of this Douglas fir predate Columbus's arrival in North America.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

This Native American cemetery features decades-old spirit house hidden behind pine trees and moss.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.