Places alwaysheartshapedboxes Wants to Go

The permanent home of a 1960s traveling museum of tiny historical dioramas.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

Grab a slice of pizza next to the remains of the "human monkey" who ran for mayor.

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

The futuristic test model of an iconoclastic visionary who wanted to redesign the world.

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.

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

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.