Places pamelajoon Wants to Go

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

Grab a slice of pizza next to the remains of the "human monkey" who ran for mayor.

You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.