Places MissMaam Wants to Go

Kitschy nautical-themed bar has offered mermaid shows and underwater ballet since 1956.

Perhaps the most storied New York City eatery, Delmonico’s reshaped American restaurants.

Sip on supernatural cosmic cocktails at this spaceship themed speakeasy.

This riverside restaurant delivers elegant dining in a historic 1901 train depot. 

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

At this Austin dive bar, it's been Christmas every day for more than 50 years.

This convenience store-turned-brewpub serves up inventive Indian cuisine and a wide selection of beers.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

JFK's assassin rented a room in the boarding house in the weeks leading up to the 1963 shooting.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

This unassuming North Austin neighborhood was built to test the novel idea of home air conditioning.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.