Places brianajreidy Wants to Go

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

An old abandoned pharmacy building in Texas is brimming with collectibles and images of the little tuxedoed pooch.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.

Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.