Places midasblenny Wants to Go

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

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

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

Baked in 1898 and still almost flawless, this floral masterpiece is considered the world's oldest complete wedding cake.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.