Places jameszika Wants to Go

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

A museum dedicated to man's boldest venture.

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

This museum located in the "Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World," chronicles the history of cob pipe.

Who said a biker bar is no place for a taxidermy squirrel collection?

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

This ambitious restaurant celebrates the culinary traditions of the Ozarks before 1870.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

Cooks at this tiny takeout spot grind their rice flour in a stone mill each morning for perfect cheung fun.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.

An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.

The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.