Places metexanvt Wants to Go

VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.

These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.

An author's private collection of quirky travel-trinkets and oddities has become a rotating mini-museum in the window of a local bookstore.

Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

Play over 120 retro arcade games and pinball machines at this throwback museum.

Step back in time at this immersive historical village.

In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.

An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

Nearly 200 prehistoric giants lurk among the trees at this theme park.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

A museum tracing the origins & modern day uses of the classic Scottish tartan, particularly the kilt.

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

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.

This oddities museum and folk art environment encourages visitors to play, explore, create, and even add to the environment itself.