Places buckblaze Wants to Go

Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.