Places twistwithlime Wants to Go

Unique and somewhat surreal, this little girl's memorial depicts a playful Jesus.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

"Leave a He-Man, Take a Transformer" and share a story about your real-life superhero.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.