Places gloomcookie Wants to Go

The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

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

This solitary gravestone is separated from the rest in Appleton, explaining why local legends continue to surround it.

One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

New York's oldest magic store.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.