Places andrewmiddletontrc Wants to Go

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.

A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

This San Diego museum is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

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

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

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

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

The home of the world's first and last remaining "wooly ant."