Places misailr Wants to Go

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.

Once a home for cows and hay, this barn has been transformed into an event cathedral.

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

The world champion cow is buried within a historic old asylum.

Locals often dress this effigy of Traverse City's founder in festive outfits.

A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.   

This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.

A humble ode to the heroic air rescue efforts of the United States Coast Guard serving on the Great Lakes.

A preserved stump is all that remains of the once-mighty hardwood.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.

This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.