Places alexz Wants to Go

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

This mysterious twin turboprop Grumman G-159 covered in graffiti has spent a decade and a half abandoned.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

At this medieval church, Thomas Beckett was cantonized as a martyr.

Knights Templar are visible inside this stunning Cistercian abbey.

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

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

A tiny nondenominational church harkens back to the days of the first homesteaders in the region.

This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.