Places muse2gaia Wants to Go

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

A relic of roadside lore and perhaps the first of its kind in North America.

A collection of bite-sized buildings creates a magical mini village in the Pennsylvania mountains.

This 35-foot-tall hamburger-toting chef is said to be the largest bobblehead in the world.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

Visitors to this museum will uncover a whimsical collection of marbles from across time.

Outside the Missouri Quilt Museum, this large spool has more than one million yards of thread—and counting.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.

Kansas's Grassroots Art Capital welcomes visitors to Lucas through its very own World's Largest Thing.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

A tribute to the disposable cups that were once manufactured here, this 68-foot-tall statue would be difficult to throw away.

The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

The Ranger’s House exhibits fine mementos collected by Sir Julius Werner during the course of his life, including this infamous pendant.

One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

Traveling collection of amazing automata.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.