Places wheninroam Wants to Go

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Malcolm X's house during his most formative years faces an uncertain future.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

America’s oldest community theater, this Boston club has been in operation since 1877.

The oldest playground in America.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.