Places Coolplacebrr Wants to Go

Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.

A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.