Places nickblossom Wants to Go

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

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

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

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.

This sundial indicates the time based on where you stand within it.

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

A ghost town revived by hippies and wanderers throws its own special brand of holiday parade.

At this research institute, the chile is king.