Places snapklimek Wants to Go

What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.

The only place in America where anyone who wants can shovel coal aboard an antique train.

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

Dozens of large steel sculptures fill this two-acre park outside a former blacksmith's studio.

Artist Scott Hocking took a dilapidated 1890s barn to create his massive "Barnboat."

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.

Larger-than-life sculptures of the world’s most famous cat mark the birthplace of creator Jim Davis.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

The geographic center point of the Golden State.

This marker tells the story of a town’s toxic past.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

It may no longer take overnight guests, but the Martin still makes out-of-towners feel at home—just like it has for the past century.

Ghost hunters have fueled up at this diner for more than a century.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.