Places peapodpr Wants to Go

Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

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

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

This rare female version of the Muffler Man has its clothes removed each summer to signal the start of pool season.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

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

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

This whimsical sculpture garden is a local treasure.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.