Places cait7911 Wants to Go

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.