Places LoreofLucidite Wants to Go

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.

Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.