Places Theblondeniki Wants to Go

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A tribute to a unique bike race that takes place every year.

The magic's in the hole!

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

This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.

A beautiful combination of living flora with preserved bones covers the shelves of this shop.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

This depiction of the earth mother welcomes new life into Aurora Highlands.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

Built in 1981 in collaboration with Andy Warhol, this giant piece of pop art stands on the campus of Colorado State University.

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.

This drive-by, rotating mini-gallery is nestled in the suburbs of Colorado.

The remnants of a 1970 plane crash remain high in the Rocky Mountains.

This statue of an obscure comic strip hero stands as a tribute to patriotic service and a cautionary tale about embracing fads.

Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.