Places Schiffty5 Wants to Go

The world’s narrowest house makes for an awkward, four-foot-wide living space.

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

One of the world's largest collections of medieval religious art.

A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

A surprising museum of 20th-century technology.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.