Places Funny Wants to Go

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.