Places hlabo15 Wants to Go

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.

The neighborhood surrounding the memorial was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in Louisiana.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.