Places midasblenny Wants to Go

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

Frozen in Norway, vended in Singapore.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

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

This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.

This jazz venue welcomes performers nightly and students daily.

One of the oldest continually operating drinking establishments west of the Mississippi.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.