Places mary3moriarty Wants to Go

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

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

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

This fully restored synagogue explores the American Jewish experience along the old frontier.

This drive-by, rotating mini-gallery is nestled in the suburbs of Colorado.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

A mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe painted on the rock wall by canyon's religious namesake.

The final resting spot of the Colorado Transportation Department's beloved unofficial mascot.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

This marker identifies the location where three states converge.

A tiny nondenominational church harkens back to the days of the first homesteaders in the region.

Central City celebrates its most famous madam by racing beds down Main Street.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

Birds with backpacks expedite film development for a rafting company on a remote Colorado river.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

The remains of a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp dot a windswept Colorado hill.

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.