Places kateemv Wants to Go

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

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

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.