Places synesthesiac Wants to Go

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

This seasonal soft serve shack has been doling out silky swirls since 1951.

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

An ode to iconic Nashville locations.

Feast on award-winning birria tacos from a food truck inside this neon robo-tiki bar.

House a green chile pork Crunchwrap swaddled in hot, fresh tortillas.

A rainbow of kulfi and falooda flows from this Indian-style ice cream parlor.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

Devotional offerings and pleas for intercession are left at this Depression-era shrine inside a nature preserve.

A community farm in the midst of the Brooklyn concrete.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.