Places Annie Oortman Wants to Go

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.

An attack on a prominent Black attorney's house sparked a watershed moment in Nashville's civil rights movement.

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.

John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.

This improbable contraption was passed down through five generations of industrious Tennesseans.

This tiny 19th-century tunnel was built so a man could move his cows from one field to another.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.