Places polemonium Wants to Go

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

Built from one couple’s vast personal collection, this free museum showcases a century’s worth of state-sponsored agitprop.

This mural of the late David Bowie features eight colorful panels showcasing Bowie’s various alter egos.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

Everyone's favorite clay duo immortalized in bronze.

A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.