Places marissaweekend Wants to Go

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.