Places dankpruden Wants to Go

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

Indiana's shrine to the sport that has become a hallmark of their culture.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

A 25,000-square-foot display with dozens of model trains in intricate miniature worlds.

The former broadcast site has been reimagined as a museum about the medium.

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.

Train fans from all over flock to this railroad viewing park where three lines converge.

This park pays homage to the region's rich industrial history of brick making.

The headquarters of a pioneering cast iron and cast aluminum cookware company is in ruins, but still standing.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

An unassuming 13-acre park is home to over 12,000 roses.

Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.

This small plaza encourages people diagnosed with cancer to never give up hope.

This massive swimming pool is the high tech home to the human-powered submarine races.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.