Places mzieminski Wants to Go

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

Home to a vast collection of The Wizard of Oz memorabilia and the site of an infamous theft.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

This Ocean Drive crosswalk has been paved in rainbow colors to honor the LGBTQ+ community and the man who brought pastel to Miami Beach.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Located in the thermoelectric factory that once powered the entire city, this Portuguese museum is shockingly fascinating.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

Rabanadas, the Portuguese answer to French toast, are reborn here with a glassy sugar crust and a center as light as whipped cream.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

Sample port and quinine-fortified wine at this fourth-generation winery near Porto.

Sample some of Iberia’s best tinned fish at this century-old cannery just north of Porto.

Some 4,000 individual tiles make up this striking blue billboard from the golden age of air travel.

One of few vertical lava tubes in the world accessible by foot.

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.