Places bluestorm1738 Wants to Go

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

The widest natural waterfall in Estonia is a sight to see in all seasons.

A small wooden boat once owned by legendary actor Errol Flynn sits inside this Oklahoma gas station.

A mosaic made of materials gathered from this Brooklyn community adorns the walls of this tunnel.

This Federal-style plantation house was once visited by Abraham Lincoln to meet with generals during the Civil War.

The Aldie Gristmill was once the largest factory of its kind in Loudoun County.

The oldest of its kind in the country, this tree sits where formerly enslaved people are said to have founded the city of Freetown.

This "railway" for boats continues a waterway over a road.

A unique Soviet mosaic preserved on the facade of a shoe factory in Lviv.

An abandoned Victorian-era mill in the middle of modern Manchester.

This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.

As fallout from an irrigation project, a formerly cottonwood-lined stream is now a sandy, desolate, post-apocalyptic channel lined with weathered stumps and tumbleweeds.

The abandoned buildings of a hospital that saw most of its activity during the World Wars.

Images chiseled into the basalt here date back an estimated 300 years.

A powerful statue sits on Scalestone Point, looking out over Morecambe Bay.

A rocky outcrop where monks hid their most holy relic while escaping Danish invaders.

This once-booming oil city is now a relic of the region's industrial past.

In the Mound Hill Cemetery resides the final resting place of the world's tallest couple.

Though an earthquake destroyed this village in 1980, one former resident still walks its streets every day.

Once considered a marvel of engineering, this 107-mile canal played an integral role in building New York City.

The disdain for this dysfunctional dam is reflected in a giant pair of scissors painted on the concrete face.

This grove was planted more than a century ago by the War Mothers of World War I.

This now abandoned arch bridge was constructed during the Great Depression.

The oldest functional consecrated church on Mustang Island.