Places dmjournalist Wants to Go

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.

In 1953, a group of Wisconsin high school students helped build a hospital by collecting over a million pennies.

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

This storied music venue was once a tavern that housed an Italian Anarchist book club and prohibition parties; today it's a community space for artists and musicians.

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

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.