Places Vidiot Wants to Go

Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

Come for the heirloom-corn whiskey, stay for the wood hats.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Unannounced visitors are now welcome at the site of the largest Prohibition-era bootlegging operation in the region.

The Cold War-era "underground Pentagon" is a sprawling subterranean hideaway for the Defense Department.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

These pillars at the main entrance of this church are actually a hidden musical instrument.

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.