Places Tiffany Funk Wants to Go

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

A moving and macabre World War I-era painting by the great artist Otto Dix.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

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

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

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

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

This Manhattan museum houses one of the largest collections of Spanish art and manuscripts outside of Spain.

Chiseled out of a sandstone cliff, one farmer's unfinished art project lies in ruins.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.