Places bluestorm1738 Wants to Go

A journey through a curious collection of oddities and wonder.

The last vestige of a once substantial orchard and farm in the suburbs of Northern Virginia.

Spread across an area of 20,000 square feet, the grand mansion is a fine example of Peshwa architecture.

A plain wooden seat that once belonged to one of the most prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation.

An early 20th-century jail not far from the infamous Tombstone, Arizona.

A temple dedicated to the 13th-century Alevi Turkish dervish credited with bringing Islam to the Balkans.

Designed as a reminder of one of the darkest moments in Austrian history.

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at. 

The monument is inscribed, "To Sagamore John and those Mystic Indians Whose Bones Lie Here”.

An oddity shop inspired by the history of the circus.

In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.

Dedicated to the 4th Baronet of Sledmere.

A historic gristmill that still produces flour and grits the old-fashioned way.

Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.

Within the church are the relics of the martyrs St. Jean de Brébeuf, St. Gabriel Lalemant, and St. Charles Garnier.

This statue of the "shiny uncle of Beppu" was erected in 2007.

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

A memorial dedicated to a tragic World War II aviation accident.

Once considered one of the country's finest motte and bailey castles.

On the shores of Lake Laffrey, a monument commemorating one of Napoleon Bonaparte's most compelling victories.

Outside of Budapest, a reconstruction of a 16th-century fortress.

A relic of the region's once booming timber industry.

A museum run by retired highway engineers who helped rebuild after the Great Hanshin Earthquake.