Places gdm584 Wants to Go

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

World's largest collection of Coke-related items not held by the Coca-Cola company.