Places cait7911 Wants to Go

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

Electronic inventions that resulted in products and systems we use every day are on display in this labor-of-love museum.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.

"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.

This forgotten boat elevator was an engineering marvel in its heyday.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.