Austin, Texas
Casa Neverlandia
This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Austin, Texas
This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.
Waldo, Florida
North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.
Tonopah, Nevada
There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.
Millinocket, Maine
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
Key West, Florida
Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
Washington, Wisconsin
Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.
Washington, D.C.
The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.
Riverside, California
Mexican food and folk art.
Pittston, Pennsylvania
The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.
South San Francisco, California
A large instrument played by the wind.
Chicago, Illinois
At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Gilroy, California
Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.
Alpharetta, Georgia
A man's home is his castle.
Miami, Florida
This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
Queens, New York
This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Boulder, Colorado
This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.
Seattle, Washington
Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.
Austin, Pennsylvania
When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.