Places marthaking0608 Wants to Go

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

The former home and studio of Belgian artist Antoine Wiertz is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.

This museum holds not just a world class collection of firefighting artifacts and gear but even the region's first fire station itself.

A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.

A crew of die-hard train buffs spent decades turning a defunct stretch of railway in Oklahoma City into a museum now home to over 50 antique and restored trains.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

This small museum inside a larger sports complex honors the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the U.S., and his life of achievement and struggle.

Oklahoma City's oldest arcade has reinvented itself as a competitive pinball mecca.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.

A 50-foot-tall replica of the infamous lamp from 'A Christmas Story' illuminates this small town.

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.