Places Crankstrap Wants to Go

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

This no-frills bar in rural Wisconsin has become a haven for thirsty travelers.

It's believed the soldier was 109 years old when he passed away.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

A long-abandoned provincial prison left to crumble in the frigid air of Ontario.

Over 140 boathouses built by miners from the Soudan Iron Mine in the early 20th century overlook Stuntz Bay on Lake Vermilion.

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

A charming monument to a very special dog.

Built by an accountant with a dream of running a grand resort, this estate has sat vacant for over half a century.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.

The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.

Museum with an extensive collection of Cray supercomputers and related artifacts.