Places SemiruralYeti Wants to Go

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

A Michigan farm has hosted the fierce competition since 1974.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

Hunting trophies decorate Oregon's most unique bar-restaurant.

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

This 80.33 troy ounces of solid gold is believed to be the largest nugget from Oregon still in its original form.

Stop by to view a fleet of handmade kayaks, all modeled on traditional Arctic hunting vessels.

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.

This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange.

This hotel has hardly changed in over a century, like a time capsule of old Oregon.