Places X24Gee Wants to Go

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

This depiction of the earth mother welcomes new life into Aurora Highlands.

This giant sculpture recalls a famous passage from “Alice in Wonderland.”

Western Australia’s heavenly staircase is not for the faint of heart.

Once part of a chain of over 80 restaurants that merged with another Mexican-American chain, it has been reborn in one of its original locations.

This campus monument honors Katherine Johnson, who hand-calculated the trajectory for America’s first human spaceflight and safely land Apollo 11 on the moon.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

Hike the ruins of a zoo that was shut down by an unsolved murder.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The ruins of this once-grand mansion are linked to one of the country’s most popular clothing brands.

A local prank turned town icon.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

This hands-on museum houses roughly 80 vintage pinball machines and arcade games.

An old locomotive hides deep in the forest.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

This historic drug store-turned-museum served an important role in the Civil Rights Movement.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.