Places bryanwoerner Wants to Go

Sculptor Antony Gormley used chaos theory and fractal growth to design his tallest creation.

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.

The spectacular subterranean collection includes dazzling minerals, including a piece of "kryptonite."

A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

This museum pays homage to a device that precipitated a watershed moment in Finger Lakes food production.

"Dallas’s pretty much only carnivorous plant gallery."

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

The museum houses "the most studied meteorite in history," among other geological oddities.

Before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton had a tremendous humanitarian impact by locating thousands of missing soldiers.

This forgotten boat elevator was an engineering marvel in its heyday.

Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.

A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.

A statue beloved by—and named by—the local townsfolk it represents.

Commemorating a unique medieval profession: men who collected feces.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

This historic fort overlooks Montevideo and appears on Uruguay’s coat of arms.

This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.

At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.