Places Edward Denny Wants to Go

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

At 32 feet long, this swing is big enough for the whole family—and then some.

Tony Blair's garden gnome and a Howitzer shell-turned-flower-pot are on display in this deconsecrated 13th-century church.

A museum celebrating the mineral used to make ornate, carved tobacco pipes.

Over 120 years ago, the original boardgame that inspired Monopoly was invented in this small Illinois town.

A chocolatier with a quaint museum showcasing the history of chocolate.

A reminder of the dinosaur skeleton discovered in a local quarry.

Historic harpsichords, clavichords, organs, pianos, and more inside a deconsecrated church.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

Featuring one of the oldest collections of historic musical literature in the world.

Built from one couple’s vast personal collection, this free museum showcases a century’s worth of state-sponsored agitprop.

This enormous fiberglass cow near Death Valley National Park once graced a casino roof in Las Vegas.

This traffic circle in a small Swedish town is adorned with a statue of a giant potato.

A celebration of one man’s obsession to collect the strangest items imaginable.

A massive, 76-foot-high version of a Van Gogh painting in Canada’s sunflower capital.

Home to artworks so small you need a microscope to see them.

Built in the 19th century, this bucket has been to two World’s Fairs.

St. Claude, Manitoba, commemorates its first settlers with a giant tobacco smoking pipe monument.

The first musical instrument of its kind to be built in the United States—and the world’s tallest.

One of the largest sandsculpture installations in the world, this exhibit boasts a unique combination of sprawling sand scenes, theological musings, and salvaged shipwrecks.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

A museum dedicated to the musical instruments used in traditional Moroccan music.

Home to the world's largest collection of nutcrackers.

This larger-than-life lime green gummy bear sits in the middle of a roundabout in Spain.