Places marissaweekend Wants to Go

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

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

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.