Places Joe Wants to Go

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.

This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.

The enigmatic sculpture hides above an escalator in a Milan metro station.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.

This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

Swirling layers of white and red rock earned these mountains their festive nickname.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.

One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.