Las Vegas, Nevada
High Roller
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Lonnie Hammargren's House
This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Pinball Hall of Fame
This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.
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Las Vegas, Nevada
'Akhob'
James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The Neon Museum
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Austin, Texas
Casa Neverlandia
This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.
Austin, Texas
Sparky Park
A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.
Austin, Texas
Mayfield Park
Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.
Austin, Texas
Toy Joy
A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.
Austin, Texas
Uncommon Objects
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Austin, Texas
Cathedral of Junk
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Washington, D.C.
Peirce Mill Spy Station
Cold War intelligence agents monitored communist embassies from an attic in a former pigeon coop.
Washington, D.C.
Barbie Pond on Q Street
A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.
Washington, D.C.
Peacock Room
This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.
Washington, D.C.
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Washington, D.C.
Culture House
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
Washington, D.C.
National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Washington, D.C.
The Dupont Underground
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Washington, D.C.
National Capitol Columns
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian Sushi Collection
Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.
New York, New York
Mysterious Bookshop
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
Capalbio, Italy
Il Giardino dei Tarocchi
Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.
Saturnia, Italy
Terme di Saturnia
Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.
