St. Louis, Missouri
City Museum
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
St Ignace, Michigan
This nearly 200-foot tall limestone stack offers visitors amazing views and a chance to meet Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.
Charlevoix, Michigan
There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.
Boyne City, Michigan
Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.
Seattle, Washington
Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.
Fresno, California
An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.
Mesa, Arizona
Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.
Holbrook, Arizona
For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Denver, Colorado
A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.
Otter Rock, Oregon
This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.
Charlevoix, Michigan
Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."
Seattle, Washington
This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.
Vashon, Washington
Thomas Dambo's troll sculpture wears a crown with birdhouses on his head.
Vancouver, Washington
A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.
Dallas, Oregon
A haven for wildlife amid the farmlands and development of the Willamette River Valley.
Towaoc, Colorado
Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.
Toutle, Washington
Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.
Portland, Oregon
Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.
Littlefield, Arizona
This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.
Virgin, Utah
A kitschy stop on the way to Zion National Park.
Panaca, Nevada
Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.
White Pine County, Nevada
These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.