Rome, Italy
The Protestant Cemetery
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Rome, Italy
The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
Avoca, Iowa
Among the cornfields stands a giant spider crafted from an old Volkswagen.
Potter, Nebraska
This old-school soda shop is the home of the Tin Roof Sundae, a concoction dripping in chocolate, marshmallow, and peanuts.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Jefferson, Wisconsin
The final resting place of the father of American beekeeping.
Janesville, Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s oldest Chinese restaurant, still glowing beneath its historic neon sign.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Montreal, Québec
A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.
Metamora, Indiana
More than 3,200 cookie jars line the walls and shelves of this little shop and over 1,000 salt and pepper shakers
Cincinnati, Ohio
This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.
Durham, North Carolina
This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.
Staunton, Illinois
This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.
Springfield, Illinois
This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.
Alton, Illinois
A taxidermy “mermaid,” vampire-killing kits, and hundreds of other bizarre objects are housed at this quirky museum.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.
New York, New York
An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.
Paxton, Nebraska
What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Denver, Colorado
Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.
Boulder, Colorado
This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.