Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

This roadside wonder is as mysterious as it is beloved.

A once-booming railroad left abandoned next to the Quinnipiac River marshes now intersects with a hiking trail.

An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.

This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.

The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

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

A free display of artistic lifesize dinosaur sculptures in a backyard garden.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

The remnants of a 19th-century ironmaking complex hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.