Places stefanmarquart Wants to Go

Prank calls to this place, originally the "Tube Bar," inspired the creation of a Simpsons character.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

A flat-topped butte that makes a constant backdrop for Western art.

A cemetery where many of those buried had a flair for the dramatics.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

A Swiss magician's vault of oddities.

Record-holding coffin moonlights as an eatery run by undertakers.

A medieval quay that was the Mayflower's final port of call before sailing for America.

This 20-foot mountain is made up of some 15,000 mannequins—if you visit, you can even take a piece home with you.

This monument claims to display the first pot used to cook a famed Southern stew.

Malcolm X's house during his most formative years faces an uncertain future.

More than 100 years after his death, the world's largest steer is still attracting crowds.

The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens

The highest natural point in New York City and all of the Atlantic coastal plain.

The real "father of baseball" rests in Brooklyn.

A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

The solitary grave of a schooner captain killed by lightning while serving biscuits.

Home to an eclectic collection of over 200 vintage motorcycles, Americana, and some of the most extraordinary antiques from all around the world.

A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."