Places MonValleyMan Wants to Go

Constructed from the ruins of a former glass factory, this park incorporates the old with the new.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

This shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary is also a tribute from a mother to her fallen son.

Bizarre Cavern.

A place for ship-lovers to watch the passage of freighters traversing the Great Lakes while learning about their history.

This small museum is dedicated to making sure the history of the natural ice industry doesn't melt away.

A quarter-scale locomotive wonderland built by one man and his family.

There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying the Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.

This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.

This indie movie theater is one of only three surviving Mayan-themed theaters designed by “Detroit’s greatest theater architect.”

This state-of-the-art planetarium takes architectural inspiration from the sun itself.

The very isolated Charity Island Lighthouse has been watching over Saginaw Bay since 1857.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.

This giant roadside goose has been hailing travelers into a small Ontario town for over 50 years.

Drink and learn at this striking ode to coffee culture and history.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.