Places Fishside Wants to Go

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.

Spend the night in this former asylum for the incurably insane, which claims to be one of the most haunted places in the United States.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.

A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Where old school Polish Chicago and young hipster Chicago live side by side.

Long before Europeans arrived, Native Americans built an artificial island out of shells that has withstood a millennia of hurricanes.

Some believe Ponce de León's mystical spring lurks right under a public drinking fountain.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 1943 book shares a surprising connection with El Salvador.

In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

Admire a Lilliputian replica of the fast food outlet.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

Protected from the elements, these Native American rock paintings have survived approximately 250 years.

Now a museum, once the site of the longest act of civil disobedience in United States history.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.