Places ashleightm Wants to Go

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

True to his word, George Swanson is buried in his white 1984 Corvette.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

Hundreds of protractors affixed to surfaces all over the city.

A private residence adorned with a gorgeous mural dedicated to the buzzing insect.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

Within this beautiful Pittsburgh cemetery, a unique headstone bears witness to one man's eternal love for Jaws.

This plaque marks a place where one of Hollywood’s most famous dancers got his start.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.

These disused steel furnaces are now haunting ruins that may one day be a national park.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

An ode to filmmaker George A. Romero, who used the mall to film an iconic horror movie.

The remains of a hospital ravaged by fire, once a progressive place of innovations for disabled children.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.