Places brianvburke Wants to Go

It is the oldest complete surviving flag in the United States, predating the American Revolution, and may have been taken to the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

This Brooklyn curiosity shop has its own magic theater and a singing mechanical bird that sparked an online feud with Kelly Clarkson.

It is the oldest remaining stairway William Penn created to give Philadelphia citizens access to the port area.

The Pulitzer Prize winning writer and actor from “The Exorcist,” Jason Miller, is immortalized with a statue that contains his ashes.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

Dozens of playful sculptures blanket these 200 rolling acres of farmland in an ode to art and landscape.

Wood carving meets bird conservation at this museum showcasing the life's work of one man.

The ex-church that inspired “Alice’s Restaurant” is now a vibrant community center and folk music venue.

Bronze guardians of steel’s glory, now standing outside the Allentown Art Museum

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

A small park commemorates the departure of the first-ever successful transatlantic balloon voyage.

The ghost town that was one of New Hampshire's first settlements now exists as a park detailing its history.

This sculpture is dedicated to a famed cryptid and local icon allegedly witnessed in the early 19th century.

One of Detroit's most iconic fictional protectors, RoboCop, finally has a statue.

Statue dedicated to a local meat packer who purportedly served as inspiration for the national symbol of Uncle Sam

An historic lighthouse accessible via a half-mile walk through a nature preserve and freshwater tidal wetlands.

Solitary stones tell the story of an early battle in one of colonial America’s most brutal and forgotten wars.

A sprawling bloom-filled refuge with walking paths, benches, and a fountain at its center

A rocky ledge above the Lehigh River, wrapped in devilish folklore and broad valley views

A monument to an Irish secret society thought to be responsible for a string of violent attacks in Pennsylvania coal mines.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Pennsylvania’s creepiest roadside attraction is a haunting example of roadside kitsch.

In Cold Spring, New York, a shrine containing Godzilla and an assortment of plastic dinosaurs stands dedicated to a teenager who died in a car accident in 1996.