Places gkirker Wants to Go

A tiny 1857 chapel sits on top of a secluded, forested hill.

Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

This small museum is dedicated to the study of coprolites, or fossilized poop.

One of the last remaining covered bridges in the region.

The world's largest anatomically accurate brain sculpture.

On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Virgin Islands from the top of this observation tower built in the 1960s.

This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.

Archaeological sites and great food inside the island's largest mangrove forest.

At this studio, musicians, engineers, and quite possibly a music-loving ghost carry on Puerto Rico's musical traditions.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

The crumbling remnants of this 19th-century quarantine hospital hint at the touristy island's darker past.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

This small fort played a huge role defending Puerto Rico’s capital city.

A former pyramid-shaped library with colorful murals lies just across the bay from Old San Juan.

Puerto Rico's oldest rum producer started its 140-year-old business with "a little barrel."

The ruins of the first Spanish settlement in Puerto Rico.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.