Places bryanwoerner Wants to Go

It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

A flower grows on this giant stone that is said be able to control minds.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.