Places Tometheus Wants to Go

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

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

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

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

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

This exhibit is one of the largest and most well-preserved collections of Jurassic-era trackways in the United States.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

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

A giant concrete egg marks this Indiana town as the "Egg Basket of the Midwest."

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.