Places Nicpicname Wants to Go

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

A monument dedicated to the unrecognized Black "mother" of modern medicine.

A monument to a Polish general who fought the American Revolution and became the "Father of the American Cavalry."

A Byzantine-style concrete artwork pays tribute to a 17th-century saint.

A monument honoring those who died in the Great Famine of Ireland.

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

This sprawling collection of saintly relics includes such fascinations as wood from the Cross of Jesus and threads from Mary's veil.

An unprepossessing stone marks the last resting place of one of the most accomplished Native Americans in history.

Museum dedicated to the struggles of the disabled.

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.

This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.

The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.

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

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

The narrowest street in Paris.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.