Places Sandi Hemmerlein Wants to Go

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.

An unassuming stone building houses New York City's oldest seismic station almost 30 feet below the Bronx.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

A Community Cornerstone.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

Opened as part of the New Deal, the training facility now features World War II-era structures and a pylon that once stood at the World Trade Center.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

Welcome to the world's only museum dedicated to the Ukranian Easter egg.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

This vast, pristine wilderness is home to a rare subspecies of black bear.

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.