Places pfreckna Wants to Go

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

Located in the mountains of Nicaragua, one man has spent most of life beautifying a massive cliff by hand.

A unique gallery filled with art that is interactive, accessible, and generates a ripple effect of creativity

Hundreds of "animals" created from scrap metal, alongside a collection of other oddities.

Tucked away along a riverbend in an area known for its uranium mines is one of the world's tallest locks.

Visit the real-life site of the fictional pizzeria in Bong Joon-Ho's film Parasite.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

A unique, free-floating electric ferry may be the only of its kind in Europe.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

Snack on a partially gestated duck egg.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

The location of Puerto Rico's first water bottling plant, thanks to a collaboration between Mother Nature and technology.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.