Places gloriaegloge Wants to Go

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

This enormous fish commemorates the unplanned release of brown trout into a Michigan river.

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.

The greatest amusement park in the world is wall-to-wall farting dogs, puking rats, and cows with exposed breasts for the whole family.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

This exquisite example of early colonial architecture remains unfinished almost 500 years after construction began.

An awesome blend of traditional architecture and street art.

The façade of Soviet Azerbaijan's state printing house is shaped like an open book, inlaid with writing systems from Egyptian hieroglyphs to a Mayan calendar.

A series of colorful murals breathes new life into old grain silos in Spain.

Soaring mural splashed across 70-year-old silos in Michigan.

After decades of damage, this feat of timekeeping and automaton art has been given a new lease on life.

More than fifty centuries-old religious shrines hide in the walls and above the doorways of Gozo’s capital, and most visitors walk straight past them.

Tucked away amongst Leadenhall Market’s cobbled passageways is a whimsical little (literally) attraction.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.