Places wlongson23 Wants to Go

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

This "grandfather" eucalyptus is one of the tallest trees in Europe.

Open since 1977, this small museum is filled with a lifetime of finds from a tireless traveler and collector.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

A magical woodland theatre in Wales reclaimed by nature.

The van that carried William Least-Heat Moon through the journey documented in the book 'Blue Highways' sits in the Mizzou archeological museum's storage.

A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

In an alley behind a Fargo bar, you can roleplay as Mario while interacting with a popular street mural.

A curious fountain that resembles a beloved character from the 1960s.

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

This gorgeous Peranakan mansion’s family heritage includes a century-old baby gate, which was also used to keep out irresponsible husbands.

This museum details the history of a local miracle: The return of the critically endangered black-footed ferret, which was once believed to be extinct.

This unfinished tribute to a hometown hero and early baseball great is now an abandoned roadside attraction.

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

A former Canadian automobile ferry mysteriously appeared in the Black River 20 years ago, and now it quietly rusts away.

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

This public observatory is home to the "celestial cannon," the longest pointable telescope in the world.

A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.

This former mill tunnel was blasted under the ridge to divert a portion of the Muscatatuck River.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

Stocks of hardware, automotive supplies, crockery, and farm machinery are on display as though time had simply stopped at some point in the 1930s.

This steep-walled ravine contains animal-shaped formations made from sandstone.

A quirky statue in Bermondsey made by 100 public participants with goggles, chisels, and mallets.