Places glnomad Wants to Go

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

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

This colonial cabin is the oldest building in High Point, built by one of the first settlers in the area.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

The lost American era of gunfighters, bandits, Indians and steam trains is recreated in Sweden.

Home to 200 plaster casts of Scandinavian proboscises.

These ancient rune stones plucked from the countryside now call this university park home.

The marker that allows students all over the world to be late for class.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

The indecision over what to place in this square was immortalized with a plaque.

The standard measure of Lagom, a measure of what is enough.

These waste baskets play a few risque messages to discourage littering.