Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Queens, New York
Fountain of the Planet of the Apes
No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.
Queens, New York
Panorama of the City of New York
The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.
Queens, New York
Louis Armstrong House
The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.
Permanently Closed
Queens, New York
Abandoned Redbird
A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.
Brooklyn, New York
Sunshine Laundromat
One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.
Prattsville, New York
Pratt Rock - New York's Mount Rushmore
Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.
Hunter, New York
St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church
This stave church nestled in the Catskills was built in the 1960s by a community of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.
Memphis, Tennessee
Sun Studio
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
Memphis, Tennessee
Overton Park Shell
One of the last Depression-era bandshells still standing was the site of Elvis Presley’s first live concert.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Permanently Closed
Jackson, Mississippi
The Mississippi River Basin Model
Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.
Permanently Closed
Holly Springs, Mississippi
Graceland Too
Pink, packed sanctuary and home of the world's fullest-time Elvis fanatic.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Lucky Rabbit
A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.
Oxford, Mississippi
University of Mississippi Marijuana Research Project
This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.
Greenwood, Mississippi
Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market
A decaying building marks the site associated with Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder, which helped sparking the civil rights movement.
Greenwood, Mississippi
Robert Johnson's Grave
After decades of research and rumors, Little Zion Church was proven to be his final resting place.
Foxworth, Mississippi
Red Bluff
A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Clarksdale Crossroads
Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.
Gulfport, Mississippi
Fort Massachusetts on Ship Island
Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.
Oxford, Mississippi
Rowan Oak
William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.
Tupelo, Mississippi
Elvis Presley Birthplace
This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.
Leland, Mississippi
Birthplace of Kermit the Frog
A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.
