Places karin66204 Wants to Go

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

A peaceful place in the woods where everything is a work in progress.

When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.

This statue is an ode to an iconic roadside advertisement popularized during the 1970s.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.

Where Elvis Presley received his first Army buzz cut.

Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.

A phone booth that combines public art and climate change awareness.

Creativity is far from extinct in Missouri, and this painted dinosaur is no exception!

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

This replica oil derrick stands where a tiny Kansas town struck big in 1852, kicking off America's biggest oil boom.

Don't pass Gas, stop and enjoy it.

It's hip to be square in Iola, home of the largest town square in the United States.

The oldest purpose-built cinema still in operation also houses a museum of movie memorabilia.