Places cait7911 Wants to Go

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

A failed, un-built suburb that has been going feral for decades.

This derelict building used to house infirm Freemasons, their widows, and orphans.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.