Places Xamsiras Wants to Go

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.

Amazingly, this old machine within the Resorts Casino still functions.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

This Fifth Avenue church has long been the favored worshiping place of Broadway actors and vaudeville performers.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.

This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

An exhibition space dedicated to American outsider art created between the 18th and 21st centuries.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.