Places MamaFio Wants to Go

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

Features unique photographic collections by women of the American West and historical attractions such as a two-story outhouse.

This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

This historic Union Pacific Railroad depot is a stunning symbol of American post-Civil War progress.

The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.

Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.

It is the only marker for one of the most famous hate crimes in American history. There are no other memorials for him in the entire state.

The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.

These beautiful objects represent beautiful ideas.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.

A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

This old mill and former police station now present a world-class collection of Orthodox iconography.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.