Places phildzielski Wants to Go

The inventor of the Coney Island hot dog rests in a grand mausoleum in Brooklyn.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

A former factory now pays tribute to a local industry fueled by sardines.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

The strange behavior of a tween led to allegations of witchcraft and a curse being placed on anybody within earshot.

A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

A 16th-century castle unexpectedly nestled within a post-war housing development.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.

A community's effort restores the historical Maryhill Burgh Hall.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

A historic shipbuilding town is home to a sail-through fish-and-chips shop.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

North America's first Indigenous-owned winery is located within Canada's only desert-like ecosystem.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

At this monastery, monks make raw-milk cheese and use excess whey to create methane that powers their hot-water system.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.