Places mikswockam Wants to Go

The only remaining vespasienne in Paris is a (stinky) relic of Resistance.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Wellington’s longest, fastest, and steepest slide offers incredible views of New Zealand's capital.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

An unusual collection of self-made musical instruments and unique noises.

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.

This boulder with a 200-word legal dedication to God has remained hidden in the woods for over 150 years.

A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.

Dedicated to one of the world's first Black international, athletic superstars.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

This statue is a commemoration of the only place where Freud spoke in the United States.

A small obelisk commemorates the launch site of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.

Probably the only remaining trace of a leprosy house in Wisconsin, reflecting a time when leprosy was uncurable and sufferers were isolated.