Places lepainperdu Wants to Go

This striking church was built from a Frank Lloyd Wright design more than a decade after the master architect's death.

Working mining and drilling equipment demonstrate 150 years of energy history.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.

One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

At the western edge of Palm Springs, a rugged desert canyon trail leads to a waterfall at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.

Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs still net migrating salmon in the traditional way at this cataract on the Deschutes River.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

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

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

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

Discover the mummified remains of Ancient Egypt in the middle of metropolitan Tokyo.