Places Sommer Mathis Wants to Go

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

These artworks take you traveling to mythical medieval Europe, the politicized grape fields of 1960s California, and deep below sea level.

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

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

Every year locals give the bear a fresh coat of paint to preserve its signature goofy grin.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The mighty room where the poet spent most of her life is available to rent for an hour or two.

One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.

Various forms of phallic art decorate this hill in commemoration of legendary local tragedy.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.