Places Erin Johnson Wants to Go

Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.

A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

Austria's very first and only nuclear power station was completed but never used.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

These jeweled relics have a scandalous and contested past.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

A distillery built on (and above!) mobster Dutch Schultz's Prohibition-era underground moonshine business.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.

Incredible sculptures inspired by obscure passages from the Bible.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.