Places AF Wants to Go

Where the famed frontiersman was born, raised, and survived Quaker intrigue

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

This sculpture of a fisherman spent six years at the bottom of the Schuylkill River.

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

The corporeal remains of Napoleon III's dentist rest under this 15-story obelisk.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.

When World War II came to Canada, Fort Péninsule was part of the first line of defense for Allied shipping convoys.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.

A man used his Civil War-era fortune to build this sanctuary in memory of his wife.

This relic of 19th-century infrastructure is one of the few remaining coal gas storage tanks in the U.S.

This historic church with a connection to "Uncle Sam" is now a fraternity house.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

The ruins of this once gorgeous medieval church are still standing, despite the region's constant flooding.

Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.

Where the oil industry began.

Ancient, mysterious stone altars are hidden among wild woods in central Italy.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

Deep in the forest next to Augsburg are abandoned bunkers and bullet traps from the region's military past.

This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.