Places bryanwoerner Wants to Go

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

At the supposed instruction of Ben Franklin and Socrates, a Spiritualist believer intended to birth a mechanical messiah here.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."

Ancient Peruvian fertility temple or modern money-making hoax? Either way these monoliths still look like penises.

This historic Idaho island is home to a strange timeshare museum, a homemade mini-golf course, and an outhouse named Aunt Fanny.

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

One of the world's most definitive collections of musical instruments, spanning all cultures and historical periods.

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

A Seussian sculpture made of brass instruments.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.

No one knows who's responsible for decorating this tunnel with stuffed animals, but the people love it enough to protest their removal.

A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.