Places CasonPointe Wants to Go

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

A large instrument played by the wind.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.