Places Kelsey Kennedy Wants to Go

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.

An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.

Step back in time at this immersive historical village.

Fascinating military history, awe-inspiring wildlife encounters, and endless outdoor adventures draw people to this sprawling park.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

This 4,000-acre restored grassland in northern Illinois is home to a range of native flora and fauna, from clovers to plovers to a herd of bison.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

Restored historic buildings, machinery, and a Mediterranean garden tell the story of a vibrant multicultural neighborhood in the heart of Tampa.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

Approximately 50,000 gallons of water gush from these springs, creating the Metolius River.

A brief journey through early 19th-century pioneer life across Linn County.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Along the Outback Scenic Byway, adjacent to hot springs, this human-made geothermal feature takes unexplained breaks.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

Wool processing mill in an unlikely location.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.