Places BOEK Wants to Go

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

This millstone-topped marker details the history of a mill that served as a landmark for both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.

This monument traces the segregation line that inspired the first rural branch of the NAACP.

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

An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.

A highway marker that honors a former spy plane pilot and local hero.

The first national memorial to honor all women suffragists stands on land where suffragists were once imprisoned.

The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.

This former Cold War missile control site played an important role in the creation of GPS.

Conveniently located within binocular range of a nuclear bunker, the "summer camp" area was a painfully obvious spy house.

This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.

A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

The "Key of Keys" for Washington, D.C. and the apocryphal landing place for the military campaign that started George Washington's career is now at the bottom of a well.

The most magical part of this Latin American and Caribbean art museum is a room covered in beautiful blue tiles from floor to ceiling.

Coins and medals straight from the mint await visitors to this shop in the nation's capital.

A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

This general store has stood in the same spot for well over a century.