Places helliott714 Wants to Go

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

The last of nine massive kilns that produced many of the red bricks for buildings in Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia in the early 20th century.

This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

Built in 1815, the stabilized ruins of the grist mill and sawmill are now gated, but interpretive displays on the features and functions of the mill preserve its history.

The oldest surviving one-room schoolhouse in Montgomery County, Maryland.

This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.