Places Ryan Haupt Wants to Go

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

This natural spa is known for its healing properties and vibrant hue.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.

The marker that allows students all over the world to be late for class.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

These little-known sands dunes are a geological anomaly in Saskatchewan's southern prairies.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

An allegorical sculpture in Maryland wears the artist’s politics on its trunk.

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.

The tunnel under the Capitol Building where Congress takes out its trash.

After his presidency, George Washington planned to live only a few blocks from the Capitol building.

Before Metro, Washington had a robust streetcar network—and you see the remains of this infrastructure if you know where to look.

The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.

This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.

A Viking man's tribute to his brother stands in Gävle's oldest church.

One of the world's most complete mineralogical collections.

Part of a WWII submarine is lurking outside the Washington Navy Yard parking lot.