Places relizh Wants to Go

A treehouse assailed by the elements and the government, now gone.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

A stone face watches over the river.

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

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

The Real LegoLand.

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

An old soap company building now houses one of Minneapolis’s oldest independent non-profit art galleries.

This secret gem of a toy store houses a rideable carousel populated with fantasy animals.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.