Alexandria, Virginia
Mount Vernon Slave Cemetery
The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
Reading Room at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.
Washington, D.C.
The Big Chair
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
Washington, D.C.
The Adams Memorial
A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.
Madison, Wisconsin
John Muir's Alarm Clock Desk
Before he was America’s most famous preservationist, John Muir was an ingenious mechanical inventor.
Two Rivers, Wisconsin
Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum
The home of 1.5 million wood letters for printing is still a functioning workshop.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum
The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.
Superior, Wisconsin
A World of Accordions Museum
A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Orson Welles Birthplace
The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.
Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin
World's Heaviest Ball of Twine
Tirelessly maintained by a Wisconsin man named JFK.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Rhinestone Cowboy House at the JMK Arts Center
A bedazzled house and crown "jewel" of outsider artist Loy Allen Bowlin.
Shorewood, Wisconsin
Shorewood Ghost Train
A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.
Fountain City, Wisconsin
Prairie Moon
A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mitchell Park Domes
A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.
Sister Bay, Wisconsin
Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant
Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Art Museum
This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.
Athens, Wisconsin
45 X 90 Geographical Marker
The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Frank Lloyd Wright's Burnham Block
Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
House on the Rock
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
Apostle Island Sea Caves
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Washington, D.C.
Dumbarton Oaks
The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.
Winchester, Virginia
Patsy Cline's Childhood Home and Grave
The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
The Witch of Pungo Statue
This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke Pinball Museum
This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.
