Places ftwdesigns Wants to Go

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

One man's fulfilled dream of living on an artificial island made of recycled plastic bottles.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.