Places lizsullivan Wants to Go

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A rainbow of kulfi and falooda flows from this Indian-style ice cream parlor.

Sip mead from an East Nashville apiary while snacking on barbacoa tacos.

East Nashville's oldest dive bar will bring you back to life with animal-style bar fare.

Visit a family-run restaurant that has been serving the epitome of soul food for more than seven decades.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.