Places tishtishtish Wants to Go

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

Of all the unique artifacts inside this library, a mummified hand stands out among the others.

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

Once the center of a thriving early Black community called Martinsburg.

A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

Some big-name visitors have patronized this small-town library named for an oil man's daughter.

This monument traces the segregation line that inspired the first rural branch of the NAACP.

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

Located in the place where the Columbia space shuttle came down, a museum-memorial that is both touching and informative.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

In what is rumored to be an intentional act of spite, this memorial almost completely obscures the nearby grave of a senior officer.

The final resting place for the famed creator and narrator of "The Twilight Zone."

The only public school for Black children in the region from 1895-1936.

Train cars and railroad artifacts abound at this restaurant devoted to railway history.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

Randy Senna's Fascination and retro arcade is home to the last Fascination game in New Jersey, and one of seven remaining as of 2021.