Places dorcasdesign Wants to Go

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

Explore some of the most unique vehicles in history along with a cast of unsettling mannequins.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A saloon and inn that served the Wild West's most iconic figures—and is still haunted by some of them today.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.

This eclectic sculpture garden in Brooklyn, home to a bizarre collection of art, was once a run-down junkyard.

A working metal shop and venue for outrageous art and music shows in a former cannonball factory.

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

New York's oldest concrete structure is being preserved thanks to the gentrification of Whole Foods.

A hidden architectural treasure in New York's Brooklyn.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

Two New York rooftops are home to the largest rooftop soil farms in the world.