Places allisonpensyl Wants to Go

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.

How would you like to dine in the same room where some of the Titanic's victims were embalmed?

The profile of one ill-fated deacon was emblazoned forever on this church window during the Halifax explosion.

A rustic house where intellectuals and investors tried to put an end to Cold War nuclear armament.

This tiny abode has been covered in the art of the little old lady who made her life and living there.

This huge 12-foot concrete moose on the coast of Nova Scotia is the grandest of the sculptor's giant creatures.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

Dozens upon dozens of boulders engraved with scripture tell the story of one man's troubled life.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.

The former hotel where Tesla invented the radio.

This former crime corner has been turned into an eclectic community center.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

Monument to a forgotten NYC disaster that claimed the lives of 1,000.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.