Places Ruben Stemple Wants to Go

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

Thousands of letters to Santa get delivered to this mailbox in Greenland.

A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

'The Letters of Utrecht' lays out a ribbon of poetry one letter at a time, with no final verse in sight.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.