Places madisonhuy Wants to Go

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.