Places BethWH Wants to Go

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

This exoskeleton was gifted to Rutgers University by Japan for its role in educating some of the first Japanese citizens to study outside the country.

Tucked away on the second floor of a small town library is one of the great private Victorian taxidermy collections looking today very much like it did in 1909.

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

The tragic death of 19-year-old Mabel Tainter in 1886 led to the construction of this unique Victorian-era theater in the northern woods of Wisconsin.

This restaurant proudly displays bread signed by the 39th president.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.

A gothic-styled structure that has been the location for several movies.

A small Canadian town founded as a refuge for Loyalists following American Independence.

This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

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

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.

This forgotten building was one of the few Philadelphia-area breweries to survive Prohibition.