Places lesalisa27 Wants to Go

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

The profile of one ill-fated deacon was emblazoned forever on this church window during the Halifax explosion.

This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

This plaque commemorates the call between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson.

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

Climb 200 stairs up the tallest lighthouse on the West Coast for an unbeatable view.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

A quirky little oasis in the California desert where rescue animals abound.

Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

A century-old miner's quarters turned mansion.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.