Places barbyoung66 Wants to Go

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

Each tide uncovers a shoreline where Virginia’s prehistoric past washes up.

Amphibious mascots display a quirkier side to this luxury hotel's rich history.

A small cave with a larger-than-life legend.

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

Erosion has transformed this sandstone boulder into a massive dune-filled cavern.

A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The grounds of former plantations where abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent her youth enslaved are now a museum to her incredible life.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.