Places tikiman7 Wants to Go

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

A Studio on the Fringes of the Northeast Art District.

From burial ground bocce ball court.

For posterity, a singular achievement: 3,780 hours of dancing.

A Museum Dedicated to the Heroes That Fight Fire.

A nerdcentric group and creators of the Nerd Prom.

A fence constructed completely of skis on Monroe Street.

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

The Real LegoLand.

A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?

The only subterranean ping pong table in Atlanta.