Places aleritchie Wants to Go

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

The four landings commemorate a royal visit to Europe's biggest observatory.

Blink and you may miss this rustic pioneer cemetery.

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

Just outside this metal recycling center stands a prehistoric creature composed of scraps.

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.

A gray market run by Burmese Indians offers a portal to a forgotten period in history.

Kyiv's answer to Muscle Beach is a Soviet-era gym made from scrap metal.

This remote desert watering hole has a connection to a curious chapter of American history.

A staircase made of gravestones leads up to this church built into a giant rock.

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

A recently abandoned psych ward at the end of Sanatorium Road.

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.