Places Oops3ggs Wants to Go

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

Home to a monument dedicated to the American Rock duo along with a collection of music memorabilia.

Once one of the most polluted caves in America, now an environmental success story and a museum dedicated to caves.

A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.

Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.