Places Vidiot Wants to Go

A large piece of modern art makes this roundabout the only one in the world with its own laser.

A misunderstanding gave this 18th-century racehorse a most amusing name.

Long before wi-fi, this public seat provided the wonder of being online while outdoors.

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.

An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.

An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

One of the few places of its kind, this space research center sits deep in the countryside of Matera.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.