Places Polytropa Wants to Go

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.