Places OliviaRose Wants to Go

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.

This little dolphin is the first monument dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in the southern United States.

Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

Tucked away down this Baytown alley exists a one-of-a-kind art exhibit of technicolor umbrellas.