Places Ruben Stemple Wants to Go

One nutty businessman’s unique tribute to an ancient tool.

This odd-shaped relic from the 1964 New York World's Fair found its way back home to Wisconsin.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.

Water flowed out of the town's unusual tree stump fountain in the 1930s, and the well still runs today.

Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.

These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

A retro walk through the history of the tube.

A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.

The smallest restaurant in the world.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

A circle of giant painted vases in the former pottery capital of the United States.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

The farming museum contains an extensive taxidermy collection, including the world's largest stuffed horse.