Places kunk Wants to Go

A collection of abstract sculptures by a former tobacco auctioneer turned outsider artist.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

A tribute to the beloved, kind-hearted "homeless mayor" of Silver Spring.

Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

An old pay phone rewired to play local bird calls and songs at the press of a button.

A Spiritualist house of worship where believers communicate with the dead in the spirit world.

The Conduit Road Schoolhouse is one of the last one-room schoolhouses remaining in Washington, D.C.

In an alcove of this historic library, you can find murals painted in the 1930s by an artist who went on to create some of Disney's most iconic animated films.

The legacy of a wealthy executive and his wife, this little-known art museum features works by Picasso, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, and more.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.

The longest floating boardwalk in the United States.

Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.

"Where the ducks walk on fish."

Intricate storybook scenes are tucked inside these shadow boxes, which are tucked inside a library in the Pocono Mountains.

A unique workspace where offices reside on pirate ships and inside gingerbread houses.

Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.