Places KatKamakura Wants to Go

He’s not from around here.

A bronze sculpture of a white dove commissioned by Pope Benedict XVI.

Beside some power panels, a plaque celebrates the history of an alternate world.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

The Mysterious Witch Bonney, a haunted statue in an old industrial city.

Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

The world's third-largest scale model of the planets.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

This sculptural piece by the artist Tom Otterness doubles as a jungle gym.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.

A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.

A network of ancient tunnels and vaulted chambers with mystical Buddhist reliefs, built for ascetic training.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.

A small museum celebrating the work of a Mississippi artist who had a unique connection with the natural world.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.