Places Tometheus Wants to Go

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

The final resting place of Gary Gygax; co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons.

This unassuming building houses one of the world's most extensive collections of cars created by automotive legend Carroll Shelby.

Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

This rock formation above the Wabash River is part of an ancient coral reef.

Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This rooftop sign has been confusing Milwaukee-bound airline passengers for decades.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.