Places goldelinemydear Wants to Go

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

A gardener's enduring labor of love is spread throughout a small Vermont town.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

A fairytale art house in the middle of Wisconsin.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

This peaceful oasis appears dreamy, but it's also the site of a nightmarish legend.

Experience the life of an 1800's lumberjack at this interactive museum that is only accessible by railroad.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Dedicated to preserving railway history from across Ireland.

Preserving the memory of the narrow railroads that once crisscrossed the state of Maine.

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.

Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.

Vienna's underworld of tunnels and subterranean rivers made an iconic appearance in a 1949 Orson Welles film.

Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.

Run a wash cycle while sipping a latte at this community-oriented café.

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

The huge golden reliquary of a testicle-smashing saint.

The beautiful bas-relief lines a sliver of a 19th-century walking path between two charming French villages.

See and taste one of the oldest and rarest collections of Armagnacs in the world.

A larger-than-life version of the hat beloved by hunters, outdoorsmen, and Holden Caulfield.

A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.