Milwaukee, Wisconsin
American Science & Surplus
Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!
San Francisco, California
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
Beaufort, North Carolina
A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.
Houston, Texas
A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.
Birmingham, Alabama
Alabama’s oldest and largest metaphysical shop.
Varna, Bulgaria
Grand Orthodox cathedral with walls filled with frescoes and icons.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Mathews, Virginia
A walk-through general store display reveals how community once functioned in rural coastal America.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Dallas, Oregon
A haven for wildlife amid the farmlands and development of the Willamette River Valley.
Turner, Oregon
This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.
Salem, Oregon
An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.
Mount Angel, Oregon
World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.
Kilmahog, Scotland
A tumbling waterfall near a narrow passage that was used to herd cattle for hundreds of years.
Callander, Scotland
A weird and wonderful collection of items that pique curiosity and haunt nightmares.
Idaho Falls, Idaho
This combination shop and museum is filled with curious items and artifacts.
San Francisco, California
A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.
San Francisco, California
This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.
Alderson, West Virginia
You can still shop in one of West Virginia’s oldest stores.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Cave City, Kentucky
Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.
Cave City, Kentucky
One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
Palm Springs, California
This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.