Places eksz Wants to Go

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

Wall after wall of this French seaside neighborhood is intricately decorated with seashells and corals.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

This museum preserves over-the-top masterpieces that once qualified artisans for membership into a medieval guild.

This secluded walking trail is a hidden gem of a Pittsburgh park.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

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

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.