Places sweetm917 Wants to Go

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

The only certified Trappist brewery outside of Europe hides in the central Massachusetts hills.

This historic mini-suspension bridge was swept away once but is now here to stay.

Every December the Wannalancit Mills lights a Christmas Tree over the old mill's smokestack.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

This unassuming Massachusetts residence was built with a trap door to hide escapees on the Underground Railroad.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.

This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

A father built this one-of-a-kind house in the shape of his son's race car.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

This Portland Art gallery doubles as a studio that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.