Places Meech1889 Wants to Go

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

One of the few authentic Japanese gardens in the state of Indiana and perhaps the most peaceful place in the city of Mishawaka.

A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.

The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.

This historic suspension bridge is one of three remaining swinging bridges in Michigan, and one of the few swinging bridges left in North America.

This 12-seat movie theater is the smallest in the world.

This extensive nuclear fallout shelter built from 42 school buses could house 500 people in its tunnels.

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

This "railway" for boats continues a waterway over a road.

A school teacher's massive and terrifying self-built castle.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

An actor's tribute to a former mentor.

Thousands of hats, pens, and pencils, hanging inside the walls of a former church.

This 4,000-acre restored grassland in northern Illinois is home to a range of native flora and fauna, from clovers to plovers to a herd of bison.