Places Vidiot Wants to Go

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

The last location where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson played before their tragic deaths.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

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

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

The world's only known button museum.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

Endless rows of boxes of paper records line the hallways of the archaic federal facility where guns are traced.

A temple belonging to the largest Buddhist order in South Korea nestled in the middle of New York City.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

The only museum in the world dedicated to the history of sprint car racing, next to one of the country's most historic dirt tracks.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

Over a million artifacts fill this factory-turned-museum that explores the history of American windmill production.

This little gem of a museum is a hidden jewel filled with prehistoric treasures.

Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.

The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.