Places Wendy Jones Wants to Go

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

World's largest collection of Coke-related items not held by the Coca-Cola company.

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

Mexican food and folk art.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.