Places nickblossom Wants to Go

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

Former laboratory of radical psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich.

Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.

This Native American cemetery features decades-old spirit house hidden behind pine trees and moss.

Beautiful scenery, history, science, and physics come together in this remnant of shipping lore.

The world's only bushplane museum captures the spirit of the early planes and pilots and their contributions to northern life in Canada.

Celebrating the end of winter, students gather every year at Lake Superior State University to torch a 12-foot-tall snowman.

Watch the ships come in on Michigan's 210 ft. high observation deck in Sault Ste. Marie.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

Architectural elements and building materials for this house were transported from Salisbury, England.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.