Places Skurkey Wants to Go

These gardens celebrate the biological and cultural diversity of the Hawai‘ian Islands.

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is home to one of Polynesia’s largest petroglyph fields.

A unique collection of Western and Japanese-style graves.

Hiding in plane sight.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.

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

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.

The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

This statue by a foremost African sculptor presents the leader in Haiti's independence struggle as a heroic figure contemplating his fledgling nation's constitution.

A dad joke was inevitable when a member of this 19th-century chocolatier family married the president of France.

Open since 1977, this small museum is filled with a lifetime of finds from a tireless traveler and collector.

Since 1920, one small company has defined the distinctive chairs of Paris' sidewalk bistros.

Visit a museum dedicated to the “the king of cheeses.”

On the grounds of a former estate in Burgundy stands an elaborate temple that is modeled after the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery.