Places Andreas Rekdal Wants to Go

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A family-run store in an 1892 pharmacy still slings old-fashioned sodas.

Under some of the darkest skies east of the Mississippi, this park invites you to look up into the Milky Way.

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.

Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Vintage neon signs illuminate highway history.

In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Themed gardens, a conservatory, and a rose named for Milton Hershey, all overlooking Hersheypark.

This mobile theater show highlights the story of Hershey through fun facts, unique stories, and plenty of candy samples.

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

Postmodern architect Robert Venturi’s gift to his mother stands as an example of the midcentury’s wild swings in building aesthetics and design.

Trace the history of the nation’s early days at the site of America’s oldest stock exchange.

An ode to filmmaker George A. Romero, who used the mall to film an iconic horror movie.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.