Places theicarusfish Wants to Go

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.

The narrowest street in Paris.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This simple stone monument honors a 19th-century tragedy.

When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.