Places BrandyBacon Wants to Go

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

Floor-to-ceiling frescoes by local art students cover the interior of a nearly 200-year-old church.

A nature and outdoor art preserve features the large-scale, abstract works of a renowned Maine folk artist.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

A shoreline exhibit describing the disastrous first attempt by the French to colonize North America.

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.

An agricultural research library housed in a former Odd Fellows Lodge.

The largest hand-carved, outdoor sculpture collection in the state of Maine.

Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.