Places amberbluemayer Wants to Go

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.