Places escapementality Wants to Go

This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.

Museum dedicated to the struggles of the disabled.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

Three courses accompanied by Christian rock.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."