Places SarahTheExplorer Wants to Go

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

Where you can experience the story of Appalachia, as told by Appalachians.

Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.

Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

This little-known memorial honors those who have donated their bodies to medical training.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

Long before mobile phones or GPS were available, these sentry boxes provided help for motorists in need.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

This Massachusetts home was the first to have a telephone line and its own phone number: 1.

A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

This old train trestle and collapsed tunnel once allowed the railroad to negotiate the steep slopes of the Colorado Rockies.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.