Places Vidiot Wants to Go

The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.

Vaucanson's most famous automaton, brought back to life.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

The narrowest street in Paris.

A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.

Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.

Somewhere there is a giant who can no longer poop, but now travelers can stay inside his anus.

This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.

This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.

The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.

A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.

A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.

Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.

America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.

This junkyard made over as a theme park is the "Most Alaskan place in Alaska."

Research missiles and rainbow auroras at the world's largest land-based rocket range.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

Don't be a grizzly man. Get personal with Alaska's wild bears from the safety of this conservationist camp.

Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.