Places theicarusfish Wants to Go

Sculpture garden and miniature golf course blend together in the oversized backyard of a Minnesota sculptor.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

Where you can photograph wild black bears without worrying about becoming dinner.

Triangular House built on a leafy residential street in St. Paul.

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

Inside this shop, visitors are treated to a unique blend of natural history and art.

Over 1.3 million confiscated wildlife products fill this macabre menagerie of illegal animal specimens.

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

See six states from the newly restored 100-year-old historic roadside attraction.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.