Places Corey Barnett Wants to Go

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.

The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.

Take an underground boat ride through a former hydraulic raceway that was built in the late 19th century.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

In 1869, Swiss and German immigrants settled in this small town in the mountains of West Virginia.

Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.

Halloween spirit is alive and well in this small town, where residents race motorized caskets in a yearly tradition.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Composed of scrap metal, a pair of platform-length murals chronicle Japan’s history, from the Big Bang to the development of modern Tokyo.

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Odawa artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.

Miners in Michigan developed a taste for Cornish beef pasties, which this roadside stand has been selling since 1947.

Celebrating the end of winter, students gather every year at Lake Superior State University to torch a 12-foot-tall snowman.

This antique shop features a large collection of ornaments amassed by an Ohio florist who helped decorate the White House for the holidays.

Little did a museum know, they possessed the last-known lunch wagon in existence.

This restaurant is devoted to celebrating Appalachia's cuisine.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

A herd of roughly 250 American bison roam these plains.

This unique piece of land is home to a patented artificial lake and the remains of an old Girl Scout camp.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.