Places Busyscoutmom Wants to Go

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

An underground city beneath Krakow's postwar socialist utopia.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.

A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

The world’s largest collection of angel figurines includes 600 black angels donated by Oprah Winfrey.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

A bedazzled house and crown "jewel" of outsider artist Loy Allen Bowlin.

Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.