Places cristyshepherd Wants to Go

One man's vision and a labor of love of many.

One man's goal to be surrounded by color resulted in this enchanting assortment of avian abodes.

Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

A wartime promise becomes a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes.

The world's third-largest scale model of the planets.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

This open air cathedral invites all faiths to worship under the only roof big enough to fit them all: the sky.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

This bed and breakfast is steeped in history and offers guests a unique way to experience nature—glass igloos on a frozen lake.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.