Places strangersigh Wants to Go

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The Vermont grave of a 4,000-year-old mummy prince.

Luxembourg's first beer museum honors the Grand Duchy's contributions to the art and science of beer-production.

A replica of fossils believed to be the first scientifically-described dinosaur bones found in North America.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

A 30-mile-long glacially-carved canyon leads to a massive pair of glaciers.

This bridge was constructed from the remains of the first Ferris wheel.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

This former nursery supplied plants for the creation of Chicago's largest park.

Urban explorers embraced America's now demolished first suburban mall, south of Chicago.

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.