Places Nerdabella Wants to Go

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

This sailor's boneyard was lost under a parking lot for decades before being rediscovered.

This tucked-away cemetery is the final resting place of a prospector who uncovered one of the largest gold mines in Arizona.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

The Grand Canyon’s original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned.

This dreamy street will transport you to wintertime in Victorian England.

Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.

The largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe contains some of Manchester’s biggest characters.

This collection of historic puppets honors centuries of the craft.

This waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural features in the Scottish Lowlands.

A leafy, peaceful oasis nestled in the heart of Glasgow's busy south side.

The world's spiciest ice cream comes from Glasgow.