Places cait7911 Wants to Go

The mansion and cenotaph of the New Hampshire Faust.

Parking lot where a Chicago mayor was inaugurated under very sketchy circumstances.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.

The remains of the furnace and iron works that produced the massive Hudson River Chain still stand in the woods of New York.

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

Part taxidermy workshop, part natural history museum this Michigan destination shows off its dead animals and helps you mount your own.

In order to save this beloved rock, locals blew it up and put it back together piece by piece.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

This 1920s masterpiece of French Quarter architecture hides a secret tunnel used by Albert Einstein.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.

One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.

A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.