Places dhrtzell Wants to Go

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.