Places ecvargo Wants to Go

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

This phallic temple was erected in the forest to honor the tragic death of a samurai lord's son.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

2,000 barrels of aging beer hidden in a warehouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.