Places dcowan Wants to Go

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

See replicas of Europe's most famous cave paintings and even some of the animals that feature in the art.

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.

The oldest Hindu temple complex in Nepal serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity, Lord Pashupatinath.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

Swim or sail to this pie-slinging boat off the coast of St. Thomas.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

An old soap company building now houses one of Minneapolis’s oldest independent non-profit art galleries.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

Outsider Art Community.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.