Places Sarah Jones Wants to Go

This Rodin sculpture in Cleveland bears the lasting marks of a 1970 bombing.

This garden memorial marks the site where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by the Cleveland Police Department.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

An Akita-themed facility modeled after the old Shibuya Station, erected in honor of Hachiko, a famously loyal dog.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.