Saint Paul, Minnesota
Ax-Man Surplus
The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.
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Saint Paul, Minnesota
The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
An architecturally-focused antique shop.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.
Cave Junction, Oregon
A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.
Cave Junction, Oregon
Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.
Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Portland, Oregon
A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
Suches, Georgia
They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.
Homewood, Alabama
Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.
Orem, Utah
An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.
Garfield County, Utah
Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.
Manhattan, Kansas
A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.
Lucas, Kansas
A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Hendersonville, North Carolina
These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.
Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.
Kawakawa, New Zealand
Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.
Gildeskål, Norway
Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.
New York, New York
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.
Rancho Cordova, California
This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.
Los Angeles, California
This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.
Tokyo, Japan
It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar.