Places onemediumspark Wants to Go

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

Flaunt your karaoke chops at this pitch-perfect dive bar.

A legendary music collector donated his entire collection to the entire city of Memphis.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

Definitely not a clown bar.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

One of few remaining marionette theatres in the United States that still conducts regular shows.

If it wasn’t for a real estate agent with a penchant for old-school arcades, this hands-on collection of nostalgic flipper machines might never exist.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.