Places hunsicker Wants to Go

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.