Places nickblossom Wants to Go

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

"All Mountains - All The Time."

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

This set of hot springs also comes with fantastic views.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.