Places MiguelO Wants to Go

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

A monument tucked within a suburban neighborhood commemorates the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean.

Tatsuo Miyajima shares a philosophical appreciation for life with the latest human technologies.

Orozco’s fiery mural that brought the Mexican Muralist Movement to the U.S.

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

Take in the beauty of the Milky Way at one of the best sites for stargazing in Nevada—a state with some tough competition.

Iron Butterfly's personal collection of footwear.

A disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright built an experimental, partially underground home in the desert.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

This bathhouse includes an option to soak in radioactive water.

The best way to get a sneak peek at the movies.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

Model trains whizz around an extensive room-sized diorama of Kyoto City.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

Sip “liquid cuisine” made with meat, vegetables, and insects.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.