Places Nicpicname Wants to Go

A comprehensive collection of toy and model trains, largely from the mid-20th century.

Abandoned rock quarry now a haven for mountain bikers and hikers.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

A centuries-old olive tree thrives in a small botanical garden.

One of the best examples of Modernist religious architecture in Mexico City.

The largest mural in the world painted by a single artist.

A giant chain sculpture that plays on the Māori myth that Rakiura (Stewart Island) is an anchor stone chained to the South Island.

A swaggering, monumental souvenir of the most extravagant party Montreal’s ever thrown.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.

Antique frame collection with 2,400 frames.

A dilapidated space station with overtones of 'Alien' and 'Bladerunner' featuring a multiplayer games galore.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

Art and a pun, all in one.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

This dazzling three-story shop showcases the art and history of music boxes, a popular novelty in Japan.