Places Ruben Stemple Wants to Go

A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.

The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.

The first hand-illuminated, hand-written bible since the invention of the printing press.

The Real LegoLand.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Ever wanted to can Spam?

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

The medieval town's star-shaped walls are geometrically dazzling, though not entirely impenetrable.

Military and first responders can test their skills in a Foggy Bottom mock station down in Georgia.

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

A tiny chapel clings to a precipice above Germany’s gemstone capital.

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

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

A 100-year-old chair with joints "cemented by nature."