Places giraffecall Wants to Go

A seemingly out-of-place comic book surprise sits on the 21st floor of the tallest university library in the world. 

Mass Grave of 48 colonists killed in a raid by Native Americans and the French in 1704.

The largest battery in New England sits atop a Massachusetts mountain.

The official peace statue of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

This stately 19th century library pushed architectural boundaries at a time when the public library movement was just taking off.

Honorable ranks graduating from the prestigious Army War College work hard to maintain their high standards of honor and erase those who don't.

A museum and research center dedicated to preserving the history of Rolls-Royce and Bentley motorcars.

Metal monsters made from repurposed materials lurk alongside this Pennsylvania road.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

The final home of the most famous horse of the American Civil War.

The only museum outside of Australia dedicated to exhibiting the artwork of Indigenous Australian artists.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.