Places elainemellis Wants to Go

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

A mysteriously abandoned campsite in San Angelo State Park.

The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.

A natural rock formation believed to be a cure-all.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

It reportedly took three years to sort through all the objects in this eclectic lifelong collection.

The granite monument is engraved with the image of the talking horse's head coming through a barn door.

A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.