Places dalesampson Wants to Go

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The world's largest rotating world.

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

This cabin survived a landslide that killed its owners.

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

A 150-square-foot masterpiece of American landscape art is the crown jewel of this library and art gallery in Vermont.

The national headquarters of the dowser’s society founded in 1961.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

Dispersed across 45-acres, 39 structures house a massive collection celebrating American Folk Art.

The great American road trip, but smaller.

Thousands of bottles that have held everything from poison to perfume make up the collection of this small museum.

The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.