Places tomwishart Wants to Go

A plaque honors Miami's sister city in the Canary Islands, inviting one to reflect on their place in the world.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Semi-mystical manmade towers of rocks decorate this rocky seaside.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

A massive playground in the woods of Germany.

The only boathouse Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed was also the only unbuilt structure in his famous Wasmuth Portfolio, until 2007.

To honor his gardening wife, this yard artist turns bowling balls into playful, colorful sculptures.

A likeness of Da Vinci's mysterious painting smiles at passersby from the side of a barn.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

A historic train ride from California to Mexico.

Home to over 300 antique cars and motorcycles, including Thomas Edison's Model A.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

Make sweet music as you walk through this interactive sonic sculpture.

The only fully-realized skyscraper built by the famed American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

The design of this ornately decorated place of worship closely mirrors a church in Vietnam.

A massive rotating globe sits at the center of Babson Park.

This mansion on an island off the coast of Georgia once belonged to a 108-year-old heiress.

This Colorado gallery is primarily for cars, but its collection also includes quilts, pottery, and more.

An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.