Places writealready Wants to Go

Whimsical cartoon cars suspended on posts soar over an automotive shop.

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

A rim-made reptile in North Dakota.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

Wally is the 26-foot-long fiberglass emissary for Garrison, North Dakota, one of the self-proclaimed (and hotly contested) Walleye Capitals of the World.

These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.

The disdain for this dysfunctional dam is reflected in a giant pair of scissors painted on the concrete face.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Make sweet music as you walk through this interactive sonic sculpture.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

The original location of Vollis Simpson’s Whirligigs.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

The magic's in the hole!

A tribute to a unique bike race that takes place every year.

An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.