Places smj99 Wants to Go

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

The most magical part of this Latin American and Caribbean art museum is a room covered in beautiful blue tiles from floor to ceiling.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

A taxidermy “mermaid,” vampire-killing kits, and hundreds of other bizarre objects are housed at this quirky museum.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

This restaurant, art gallery, and nightlife hot spot is a love letter to Lagos from St. Louis.

During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

A big museum full of little worlds.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

For the last eight decades, this curious shop has been ridding Atlanta of bad juju.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.