Places tyler Wants to Go

Rummage through this sunken ship, but leave your scuba gear at home.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.