Places LiliCurtis Wants to Go

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.

A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.

This collection of ferns from across the globe is the largest assortment in the United States.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

This ever-changing arrangement of naked dolls even caught the attention of "The Walking Dead" crew.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.