Places karebear2004 Wants to Go

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

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

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

Reproductions of nine banned oil paintings coyly hidden behind a curtain in a New Mexico conference room.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.