Places Michael K Wants to Go

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

The whole world in one water tank.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Journey through a collection of over 35,000 Halloween items from all generations.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

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