Places Joshua Foer Wants to Go

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

Austria’s oldest brewery makes beer with flaming-hot granite.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

A century-old church is now a space museum with a treasure trove of Soviet space items.

A unique museum where guests can rent and operate a locomotive.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

The world's best collection to gauge whether or not you should wear a scarf outside.

The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

This general store near Boston was once owned by Henry Ford, who had it relocated to a different town using a team of oxen.

This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.

This massive and eclectic collection is filled with thousands of sculptures, masks, and assemblages.