Places mirpanders Wants to Go

This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Larger-than-life sculptures of the world’s most famous cat mark the birthplace of creator Jim Davis.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

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

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

This early 20th-century rural drinking fountain provides water for both horses and humans.

Explore a real 19th-century lead and zinc mine at this immersive series of exhibits.

This small museum is dedicated to one of the most influential, yet obscure, jazz legends of Prohibition.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.

The museum moved on, but the diorama remain.

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

Weighing 30,000 pounds, this monument represents Detroit's first industrial era.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.