Places eternalmd31 Wants to Go

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

A humble homemade ride attracts visitors from around the globe to this small Midwestern town.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.

A 30-foot man on a penny-farthing bicycle rides along the banks of the Mississippi.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.