Places Polytropa Wants to Go

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

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

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

The ceiling of this vintage movie palace is covered in fantastic Art Deco murals.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.

On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.

Marigolds, rosemary, Madonna lilies, and the Virgin’s Bower decorate this Massachusetts sacred garden.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

This ancient Roman arch misled treasure hunters for centuries.

A futuristic climate change study is nestled deep within this public land.

This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.

This dynamic entertainment venue brings a much-needed funkiness to the region with its bizarre art, eclectic films screenings, and peculiar performance pieces.