Places wlongson23 Wants to Go

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

The underground hideout of a Japanese soldier for whom World War II ended in 1972.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.

The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.

A slingshot from this delightful collection is awarded each year to someone who has "pulled metaphorical slings in favor of the weak and marginalized."

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

A Himalayan monastery claims to have a piece of a centuries-old abominable snowman.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.