Places lessymac Wants to Go

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

This retired stagecoach tavern is the oldest building in Cleveland.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.