Places Kanashii Wants to Go

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

A self-explanatory attraction allows fans to respectfully remember and honor a comedy legend.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.

Behind the Cowboy Hall of Fame is a burial ground for good horses and a famed rodeo bull.

Stories of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

Israel's first dedicated natural history museum is home to 5 million specimens and still growing.

An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

An autonomous oak in Alabama.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.