Places BlueGranite1 Wants to Go

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

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

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.