Places hcosme Wants to Go

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.

Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.

At this studio, musicians, engineers, and quite possibly a music-loving ghost carry on Puerto Rico's musical traditions.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.