Places mcovert7 Wants to Go

The site of a popular piano lounge owned by a former world champion boxer is now a place to rent a truck.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

This eight-mile stretch of road gets its name from a local legend about a lost soul searching for his head.

This sculpture may be the only known depiction of a man who helped finance the American Revolution and inadvertently created the dollar sign.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

This tiny movie theater was the last one in the U.S. constructed in the Nuevo Deco architectural style.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.