Places bigskyred Wants to Go

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

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

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.