Places terimagdanz Wants to Go

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

A wondrously macabre treasury of obscure antiques and unusual oddities.

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

A hundred-year-old museum filled with giant physics toys and experiments designed by grad students.

Before he was America’s most famous preservationist, John Muir was an ingenious mechanical inventor.

A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.

This synagogue in Madison, Wisconsin, is a historic architectural gem and one of the oldest surviving synagogue buildings in the United States.

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.

A remote island marking the entrance to Death’s Door, surrounded by the bones of ships who failed to heed her warnings.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.

Take a walk on Minnesota’s last historic covered bridge.

Inside this museum resides a boot fit for a giant.

Expansive and colorful studio of Minneapolis art-star, Doug Padilla.

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.

A fairytale art house in the middle of Wisconsin.

Museum with an extensive collection of Cray supercomputers and related artifacts.

A town filled with hot chocolate, dazzling lights, and lots of Christmas cheer.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

A whimsical display of massive metal sculptures made from recycled materials.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.