Places pasharp1031 Wants to Go

A wonderland of folk art including the World’s Largest Grit. 

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Could it have picked a better place to land?

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

"Dallas’s pretty much only carnivorous plant gallery."

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

A historic grist mill and active sluice on the Black River.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.