Places jclarson Wants to Go

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

Farms are serving pizza made from their own fresh crops, a growing trend in the American Midwest.

This park harkens back to frontier life in Wisconsin.

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

Small-town museum dedicated to outer space ... and bicycles.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

Homemade outdoor church and sculpture garden decorated with glass shards.

As the glaciers retreated out of northern Wisconsin, this unique natural wonder was crafted.

A Perpetually Under construction Park.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.