Places bryanwoerner Wants to Go

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

An obelisk marks the exact center of the continent, as per the calculations of the legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.

A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

A collection of unique outdoor sculptures surounded by the beauty of nature.

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

100 years later, they're still down there.

Extraordinary rock formations in open Peruvian fields.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

An oddly shaped tower built to mark the acquittal of Admiral Keppel in a controversial 1770s case.

A completely round house designed for the Atomic Age.