Places Wendy Jones Wants to Go

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Puppet theater and museum holding a collection of more than 300.

What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.

Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

In 2013, historians discovered a hidden room devoted to the art of making royals' hot chocolate.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

From banquet hall to Masonic Lodge and now concert venue, Ganz Hall is a breathtaking glimpse of into the golden age of American architecture.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

This railway-turned-greenway provides a pedestrian link in downtown Detroit and celebrates urban artwork.

The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

The pieces in this sculpture garden are made from demolished buildings that were once landmarks of Motor City.

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.