Places AF Wants to Go

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

This ducal residence was once home to a future Russian empress and a French king in exile.

The scattered debris of a T-33 Canadian naval jet crash from 1963 now stands as a memorial.

One of the last-standing and most prominent structures from a long-lost colonial port community.

A hidden plaque is the only reminder of the lost palace where two storied English kings were born.

This Gothic church houses ornate royal tombs and a magnificent gilded altarpiece.

In 2013, historians discovered a hidden room devoted to the art of making royals' hot chocolate.

The interior of this Serbian royal family's mausoleum is covered with exquisite mosaics.

An ancient tree that was once the favorite of a young Swedish royal.

The ruins of an early-18th-century complex that could once house up to 12,000 horses.

These precariously placed ruins harken back to a 13th-century castle.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

The world's largest kaleidoscope, designed by a 1960s psychedelic artist.

A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.

The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.

The last Viking king of Denmark is buried inside the crypt of this cathedral.

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

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