Places OKonheim Wants to Go

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.

Fort Garry was a pivotal post for the Hudson’s Bay Company and a major factor in the economy and political culture of the area.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

In 1787, a group of delegates met at this very spot to drink, be merry, and ratify the Constitution of the United States.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

This isolated airport in the middle of the Everglades sees more alligators than planes.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.