Places Ryshili Wants to Go

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.

South Korea's only sex-themed park.

A bright and wacky exhibit answers every question you may have had about human excrement, flatulence, and more.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

Dedicated to improving the plight of the rare scaly anteater.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.