Places bardog55 Wants to Go

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.