Places benjaminharmon1 Wants to Go

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

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

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

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

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.