Places paddlealltherivers Wants to Go

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

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

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.