Places jessicacripps Wants to Go

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

This quirky roadside attraction provides insight into Minnesota's logging history.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

Grant Wood painted some of his most famous works of art at this studio.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.