Places inlandempirical Wants to Go

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

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

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

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

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.