Places bryanwoerner Wants to Go

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

This isolated airport in the middle of the Everglades sees more alligators than planes.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.

A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.

The oldest scientifically dated tree in Europe lives on a remote cliff.

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.

The world’s largest underground marble quarry is hiding in Vermont.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

A tree that defies gravity grows in an ancient ruin.