Places mikswockam Wants to Go

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.

A map of Italy made entirely of trees.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

This Minnesota-shaped forest is actually located in the state it is shaped like.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

One car at a time please.

A mountain pass used by Prohibition-era bootleggers to facilitate traffic into and out of Canada from Vermont.

A unique subway station where pillars evoke ancient civilizations.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

Montreal's colorful subway station shows its support of the local LGBT+ community.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

This site commemorates the birthplace of the game of basketball, invented by James Naismith in the winter of 1891.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.