Places xld70552 Wants to Go

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

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

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

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.

Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.