Places skdewberry Wants to Go

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

This pair of small sea rocks has been "wed" using rope and ancient Shinto tradition.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A former suicide bridge is now accumulating symbols of love instead of a body count.

Early habitat dioramas and home of the elusive gaff, the skvader.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

The "Seinfeld" diner.