Places meltingknight Wants to Go

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

This exceptional home was a 32-year labor of love by a man determined to build his wife the most beautiful stone house in the world.

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

Dedicated to a song so popular the request to "Play Shoreline" became part of Swedish culture.

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.

The quirky collection includes treasures like Elvis' underwear, Bob Barker's toothbrush, and hundreds of sock monkeys.

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.