Places bryanwoerner Wants to Go

Remains of a historic fountain that was mysteriously lost in the demolition of a D.C. traffic circle.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

A charmingly eccentric magma chaser presents his complete history of the island's eruptions since 1947, in cinematic form, just for you.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

Some of the smallest works of art in existence.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.

A history of heat is on display at this unique Austrian museum.

The largest bottled beer collection in the world holds over 22,000 unique beer bottles.

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

On a college campus in the Oklahoma panhandle a museum honors the last piece of the contiguous United States to be classified as No Man's Land.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.