Places Sandi Hemmerlein Wants to Go

The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

The world's only known button museum.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.