Places cmcsteph Wants to Go

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Experience the wonders of a pristine night sky in this landscape free from light pollution.

Three generations of intrepid collectors display their curious artifacts in a homemade museum right next to the caves they discovered.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

A 1940's shrine dedicated to drowned fishermen on the outskirts of Honolulu.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

Once home to over 8,000 exiled Hawaiians suffering from Hansen's Disease.

A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

The oldest continuously-running professional dinner theater in the United States.

Welcome to a wonderland of Venezuelan empanadas.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

In 1975, a forestry worker in Arizona claimed to have been abducted by a UFO.

The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.