Places rviola61 Wants to Go

This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.

Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.

Peer into this window for an interesting glimpse into the public utilities that make this city run.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

A supersonic jet stands on a pedestal in this rural village as a monument to military aviation.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The only boathouse Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed was also the only unbuilt structure in his famous Wasmuth Portfolio, until 2007.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.