Places lmrplatt25 Wants to Go

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

It's 2 billion years old!

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

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

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

Football field-sized microalgae production tanks on the Hawaiian coast create a stunning view from space.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

This onetime gambler’s den was turned into a destination restaurant, reachable only by boat.

This distinctive lighthouse with an iron skeleton is one of the tallest on the East Coast.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

Cemetery featuring rare glass-fronted columbarium.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

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

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.