Seattle, Washington
'Wake'
This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Marshall, Missouri
Jim the Wonder Dog Memorial Garden
A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.
St. Louis, Missouri
Pruitt-Igoe's Remains
An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.
Knob Noster, Missouri
Whiteman Minuteman Missile Site
The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.
Eureka, Missouri
Times Beach, Missouri
This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard Divinity School Labyrinth
This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.
Los Angeles, California
Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens
A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.
Los Angeles, California
Self-Realization Fellowship Meditation Gardens
This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.
East Palo Alto, California
Chùa Giác Minh
An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.
Queens, New York
Indonesian Food Bazaar at St. James Episcopal Church
Once a month, an Indonesian feast appears inside an Elmhurst church hall.
Los Angeles, California
Wat Thai Temple Food Market
Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.
Tulelake, California
Crystal Ice Cave
Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.
Tulelake, California
Lava Beds National Monument
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
Inyo County, California
Manzanar National Historic Site
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
Washington, D.C.
Dumbarton Oaks
The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Naval Observatory Library
A hoard of sky catalogs, astrophysical journals, even the works of Galileo and Copernicus.
Washington, D.C.
Mount Zion Cemetery's Underground Railroad Shelter
People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.
Washington, D.C.
USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
Washington, D.C.
Russian Ambassador's Residence
Was there a small "backpack nuke" hidden in the attic? JFK apparently thought so.
Washington, D.C.
Serenity Statue
This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.
Fort Meade, Maryland
Architect of the Capitol Archival Warehouse
A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.
Annapolis, Maryland
Banneker-Douglass Museum
A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.
Baltimore, Maryland
Ministry of Brewing
An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.
Baltimore, Maryland
The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.
