Places roguetitan Wants to Go

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

Orozco’s fiery mural that brought the Mexican Muralist Movement to the U.S.

Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

Hidden in a Hollywood apartment, this restaurant takes diners on a gastronomic journey through West Africa.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Southern comfort food is on the menu at this neighborhood favorite.

Rise early for Kaitlin Guerin’s coveted sweet and savory pastries.

First opened in 1939, this legendary performance venue was a haven for Black musicians including Ray Charles and Little Richard.

Fully ignoring any conventions of fine dining, chef Peter Vazquez turns out some of the best meals in the city in takeaway containers.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

The stoutest tree in the world.