Places edwardobrien Wants to Go

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

A museum dedicated to an elusive cryptid.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

Like your grandma's attic—if your grandma were a little weirder, extremely well-traveled, and had a great eye for art.

When California condors were hovering on the brink of extinction, this recovery program was charged with helping the birds thrive again.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.

The oldest natural history museum in western Canada houses more than 5,000 vintage botanical and zoological specimens.

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.

One car at a time please.

An obelisk marks the farmhouse where the founder of Mormonism was born.

An artist sees trees as a medium for sculpture.

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.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

Inspired by the work of a German artist, these brass installations commemorate the lives of enslaved Vermonters.

A museum that houses the world's largest collection of ventriloquism dummies.