Places marissaweekend Wants to Go

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

Examine the impact of the horse on Great Plains culture through exhibits on ranching, rodeo, and the Native American way of life.

Try an original egg cream at this museum located inside one of the last surviving old-fashioned seltzer factories in America.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

These public toilets also provide entertainment for visitors to Amsterdam’s Red Light District.

The smallest bar in Amsterdam has stayed in the family since 1798.

The history and future of cannabis.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

Kitschy nautical-themed bar has offered mermaid shows and underwater ballet since 1956.

This post-war motel embodies a little-known, Miami-born architectural style.

These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.

In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.

In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

For divers and music lovers, the Florida Keys' Underwater Music Festival provides the best of both worlds.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.