Places tressarose Wants to Go

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

Have a heavy metal Christmas at this bizarre Turkish-American restaurant.

At this multicultural hub, refugee chefs serve the foods they miss most from home.

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

A unique auditory experience right on the sidewalk.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.