Places hyland Wants to Go

Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.

Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

This bridge over the River Cuale leads to a neighborhood that was once an escape for Hollywood's elite.

The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.

The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.

Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.

These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Mexican food and folk art.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.