Places Awaters83 Wants to Go

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

This massive melon is a recreation of a similar gate from the Pan-American Expo.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Where the White Nile River dramatically cascades between Lake Kyoga and Lake Albert in Uganda.

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.