Places MiguelO Wants to Go

This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

Before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton had a tremendous humanitarian impact by locating thousands of missing soldiers.

A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.