Places randi297 Wants to Go

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.