Places jastern717 Wants to Go

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

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

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

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

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.