Places amyjohannes Wants to Go

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

Exquisite irises bloom every spring in this hillside garden.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

800 apricot trees honor Silicon Valley's agricultural history.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.