Bryson City, North Carolina
Kuwohi
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Places anguisette90 Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park Bison
San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
Cedar Creek, Texas
Pecan Pie Vending Machine
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
Stamford, Connecticut
Walker Library of The History of Human Imagination
An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.
Neskowin, Oregon
Neskowin Ghost Forest
The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.
Brooklyn, New York
House of Yes
A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.
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Bloomington, Indiana
Empire Quarry
A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.
Durango, Colorado
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.
Washington, D.C.
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Cave City, Kentucky
Dinosaur World
Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.
Berkeley, California
Thornburg Village
A storybook European village in Berkeley.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
The Basin
Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum of Bad Art
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
San Diego, California
San Diego Museum of Us
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Monongahela Incline
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Washington, D.C.
FBI Spy House
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
Near Lake Arrowhead, California
SkyPark at Santa's Village
Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.
New York, New York
Brooklyn Bridge Love Locks
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston's Old Burying Grounds
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
Boston, Massachusetts
Ruins of Schoolmaster Hill
Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.
Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Memorial Undercroft
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
Chicago, Illinois
Rosehill Cemetery
Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell McDonald's
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
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Berkeley, California
Fairy Post Office
Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.
