Places Coolplacebrr Wants to Go

A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

A local prank turned town icon.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

This seaside production studio was built to film 'Titanic' and has been the wet set of choice for other Hollywood productions since.

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.