Places asdonkar Wants to Go

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

America's first federal monument.

Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

An original apothecary from 1792.

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

How did the 110-ton limestone statue cross the road?

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

An abandoned skate park located in the middle of the wilderness.

A store that specializes in realistic replicas of pop culture weaponry.

305 homemade stone stairs wind their way up the Hamilton escarpment.