Places achughesco Wants to Go

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

An unusual assortment of steerable wooden sleds is on display in a library in New Jersey where they were first invented.

The only thing better than tubing down New Jersey's scenic Delaware River is doing so while eating a hot dog from a giant floating stand.

The remains of an old sawmill, gristmill and the surrounding industry dating back to the 18th century.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.

Yo, Adrian!

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

The slate extracted from these Pennsylvania quarries was once hailed as the finest in the world.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

A memorial honoring those who perished in one of the worst construction disasters in U.S. history.

Endless rows of boxes of paper records line the hallways of the archaic federal facility where guns are traced.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.