Places m124 Wants to Go

One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.

In a historic steel foundry east of the Mississippi River, thousands of wooden crates hold the architectural remnants of buildings long gone but not forgotten.

The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.

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

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

The largest collection of Frazetta originals in the world.

An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.

Explore the wide world of miniature trains.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.