Places Edited by jessebh2003

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

Hundreds of 19th-century characters descend upon an Ohio town every autumn.

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.