Places brianvburke Wants to Go

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.

This is the location of the U.S. Radium Corporation where the “Radium Girls” worked, became sickened by radiation poisoning, with many dying horrible deaths.

The first inhabitants of this remote town faced a grisly death.

Classic burger joint that’s been serving up sliders since 1952.

One of the few Civil War monuments to honor a specific enlisted soldier.

A 10-foot-tall concrete Alley Oop statue left over from World War II now stands on the side of the road.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

This place claims to be North America’s first vegan convenience store.

The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.

Abandoned 37.5' diameter rusted metal sphere sitting in the woods.

This mountain clearing, created during World War II for an oil pipeline, provides a view of NYC from 40 miles away.

This rail trail culminates in a three-mile land bridge only accessible to cyclists and pedestrians.

This historic sculpture from the 16th century is even older than the city of Boston.

Site of the first World Series

A 1926 cow tunnel that passes underneath the nation’s longest road.

Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.

A rock and sand industrial site returns to its natural habitat.

A giant pan is on display to honor a community's sweet efforts.

An engraved granite slab claims to mark the location where Leif Erikson built his house in the year 1000.

This vintage shopping center has more than 225 vendors selling everything from sports memorabilia to century-old furniture.

This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

A circa-1800 meeting house that once served as the social and civic heart of this small Maine town.

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.