Places STG Wants to Go

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

Dine inside a giant caterpillar at this community-run eatery.

Balanced rock sculptures pay tribute to a murdered conservationist and his pioneer wife.

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.