Places alwaysheartshapedboxes Wants to Go

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

The world's longest known cave system.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The largest collection of political commercials in the world.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.