Places theicarusfish Wants to Go

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

A lost cemetery stands forgotten on a hilltop, known only to the older residents of Pomeroy.

How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?

Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver’s oldest watering holes.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.