Places vidnel Wants to Go

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

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

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

A mile-long audio-guided walking tour preserves an iconic era of Portland soul music.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

A relic of roadside lore and perhaps the first of its kind in North America.

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.