Places FoodieVic Wants to Go

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

A famous flea market artist's studio that's full of odds and ends.

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

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

At this research institute, the chile is king.