Places rkurchak Wants to Go

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.