Places dcowan Wants to Go

Not one, but two of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpieces nestled on the same street.

A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.

Thermal springs underneath the seabed provide the heat and bubbles for these beachside natural hot tubs.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

Deliciousness abounds at a Guatemalan restaurant masquerading as a pizzeria.

This cliff-face port is considered a masterpiece of mining engineering.

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.