Places Leah Nelson Wants to Go

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found here.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero.

This museum offers a glimpse into early 20th-century Glasgow life.

This two-legged horse statue celebrates a beloved cartoonist and his quirky characters.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love.

A sculpture that commemorates an iconic photo of urban Scotland's past.