Places laurelkastner Wants to Go

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The district's only illusionarium supports free writing programs for local students with every purchase.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

The first pet cemetery in the United States.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.