Places alisonrodriguez Wants to Go

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.

A work of art that pays homage to a Victorian timepiece in Providence.

The site of the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history, haunted by the ghosts of hanged pirates.

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

This factory made "health corsets" that were a step towards liberating women's bodies.

The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

The ruins of an 18th-century mansion that was once named "Mistake" by the man who had it built.

The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.