Places MFB Wants to Go

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

This remote desert watering hole has a connection to a curious chapter of American history.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.

The antique barns in Cameron are not painted with your grandfather's Mail Pouch Tobacco murals.

The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

This beloved, centuries-old tree stands at the center of a small park dotted with archaeological artifacts.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.