Places babewithclaws Wants to Go

The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.

Designed by Horace Trumbauer in 1893, this Gothic-style castle is now a home for academics.

An allegedly cursed tree represents a town's reckoning with a racist past.

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

In the 19th century, this canal provided power to mills, machine shops, and other businesses in the area.

A billionaire heiress' menagerie of animals were lovingly laid to rest on the grounds of her former estate.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

This 25-foot-tall gorilla made his way from the Wildwood boardwalk to a Pine Barrens gas station and deli.

One of New Jersey's oldest churches is a historical treasure trove.

This water tower commemorates the invention of the transistor on this site in 1947.

This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

A wooden theatre that remains the heart of a charming Victorian-era New Jersey enclave.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

Along a busy beachfront strip you may hear Frank Sinatra singing from one boardwalk home.

A New Jersey state park that was once Napoleon's brother's sprawling estate.

Dinosaurs, magic, and wonder are hidden amid the forests of Allaire State Park.

A "Bugseum" dedicated to all things insect-related resides behind a pest control company.

Beautiful stained glass depictions of the history of human flight fill this surprising chapel.

An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.