A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.