Places Hairywombat Wants to Go

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.

This delightful attraction features over a dozen miniature train layouts which you can operate and interact with.

A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.

The imprints of astronaut Charles Duke’s moon boots live on at Myrtle Beach’s official South Carolina Hall of Fame.

From the 1940 Ford Coupe that started it all 50 years ago, this collection of over 150 classic vehicles celebrates the spirit and history of American car craft.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.

The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.