Places ravendragonwing Wants to Go

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

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

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Come for the records, stay for the retro pinball machines.

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.