Places lepainperdu Wants to Go

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.

A far-flung tidal inlet off the coast of Maine produces some of the state’s tastiest oysters.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.

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

Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.

A statue destroyed by a 1987 earthquake lies in pieces on a university campus.

One of “America’s Most Endangered Historic Places” is a building shaped like a giant turtle.

The grand marquee of this abandoned Hawaiian theater remembers the building's elegant past.

Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.

An improbable creek near Death Valley, not far from the oldest surviving Euro-American structure in the Mojave Desert.

A stunning modern interpretation of a Roman temple.

A museum dedicated to the decorative arts from the 16th through 19th centuries.

The highest concentration of petroglyph sites in Gold Butte National Monument, plus an improbable early 20th-century dam.

A concrete arrow from a 1920s airmail navigation network.

A well-preserved example from a 1920s network of airmail navigation arrows sits near Interstate 15 in southern Nevada.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

Home to a massive collection curated by the Burbank Historical Society, this museum examines every aspect of life in the city known for aviation and the film industry.

This beloved, whimsical weiner topped an eclectic variety of Los Angeles buildings, including a Thai restaurant and an advertising agency.

The last family-owned, single-screen moviehouse in La La Land.