Places loneal Wants to Go

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

Once a bustling cotton factory, this early 20th-century building is now home to a thriving artspace.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Hidden beneath a restaurant, underground tunnels tell the story of Malta’s tragic role in World War II.

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

A small town celebrates its cash crop with a giant highway sculpture.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

A subterranean haunt where wine and homemade biscottis are always on the menu.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.