Places Mishel Wants to Go

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

Colorful collection of antique musical oddities.

This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.

Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

The home used in just a few seconds of film that came to define the setting of a hit sitcom.

The fourth-oldest baseball stadium in the United States is in a league of its own.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

Who said a biker bar is no place for a taxidermy squirrel collection?

After miraculously surviving a giant flood, the 19th-century nut tree and its offspring are protected with their own tiny park.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.