Places weslene5 Wants to Go

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.

Mobsters came for a soak in the hot springs, and stayed for the illegal gambling and bootlegging.

Yup, that's where the name came from.

Centuries-old columns from French monasteries provide structure for this courtyard within an Ohio art museum.

An interesting look into 18th-century American history.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A local road runs around a memorial to a teenager who died in 1860.

These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

Thomas Dambo's troll sculpture wears a crown with birdhouses on his head.

This Lady Liberty is the oldest replica of its kind outside the state of New York.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

A roadside spring pooling in an old bathtub where anyone can stop and sip.

Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.

Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.