Places scoub Wants to Go

Home to a full cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered in North America. 

This 19th-century zoological collection has withstood the test of time.

This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.

Halloween spirit is alive and well in this small town, where residents race motorized caskets in a yearly tradition.

Annual celebration commemorating the 1965 sighting of strange lights in the town.

These towering cliffs crystalize each winter, forming sheer walls of ice that are open for climbing.

For divers and music lovers, the Florida Keys' Underwater Music Festival provides the best of both worlds.

Celebrate Earth Day with a menagerie of vibrant, artistic animal costumes.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

Two well-hidden huts let animal lovers spend the night among the bears, wolves, and other predators of the forest.

For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

This Liberian resort offers comfort, ecofriendly hospitality, and a mission of sustainability.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

Crawfish hand pies, Natchitoches meat pies, and all manner of other sweet or savory, flaky-crusted pastries abound here.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.