Places tikiman7 Wants to Go

Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.

A garden full of metal sculptures that celebrate the double bass.

Minnesota's oldest and deepest mine is now an underground physics laboratory.

A futuristic climate change study is nestled deep within this public land.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

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

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The last home designed in its entirety by noted architect Luis Barragán owes its existence to an impressive jacaranda tree.