Places andeedangerously Wants to Go

Constructed from the ruins of a former glass factory, this park incorporates the old with the new.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.

Memorial to one of the most fatal fires in both circus and U.S. history.

The oldest headstone in Connecticut.

A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.

Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film "The Stepford Wives."

This monument commemorates an aeronaut who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers.

A preserved trolley track that was transformed into a museum of transportation.

Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.