Places Kate Rayne Wants to Go

A 26-foot tall roadside concrete pillar recalls a yet-unresolved 1997 political massacre.

Stand inside the dark interior of an historic redwood tree that once was used as a general's headquarters.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

A museum dedicated to celebrating the humble wingnut.

Centuries of biking history are nestled in the shadow of the birthplace of contemporary mountain biking.

What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

This departure gate in Austin's airport sends travelers to over 120 imaginary destinations.

An 18-foot-tall troll sculpture, made from recycled wood and materials found in nature.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

A quirky little oasis in the California desert where rescue animals abound.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

At 216 feet in length, this ornamental allium string is a feat to behold.

Home to the world's largest collection of nutcrackers.

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.

The oldest café in Montevideo preserves its history as the city's bohemian hub.

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

This crumbling warehouse was once the third-largest cannery in the U.S. and the first in the world to can green asparagus.