Places nikkigensert Wants to Go

A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

Definitely not a clown bar.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques