Places wasabihands Wants to Go

A crash site in the heart of polar bear territory has become a beloved local landmark.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

Soak in the soul of Kansas City at the oldest continually-operating jazz club in the country.

Savor the famous tempura-fried pork tenderloin sandwich at this long-standing Kansas City food counter.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

The world's largest otter started his life as a high school shop project.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

A quirky hardware store filled with museum-worthy cars and motorcycles, including a motorcycle that set a land speed record in 1967.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

This tiny island bears the name of Civil War veteran, fisherman, and local celebrity Richard Bassett.

For nearly 50 years, this San Francisco nonprofit has been serving as a mix of recycling center and art school.

Part home garden, part sculpture field, part pseudo-science experiment, a trip to this place will leave you wondering if sea water isn't actually the elixir of life.

Crystal clear, drinkable mountain spring water by the side of the road.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

According to local legend, this church was built with two doors, so that residents of two rival villages had their own entrances.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

This liminal destination combines creaky carnival rides, a classic car museum, and luck-of-the-draw flea market finds surrounded by dust and drive-in movie screens.

A herd of roughly 250 American bison roam these plains.