Places cait7911 Wants to Go

Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.

A priceless work of art created by the saint's own blood sister hangs in a San Antonio basilica.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

Baptisms in troughs and post-sermon rodeos at the world's biggest cowboy church.

A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

The tragic tale of the dentist who pioneered the use of anesthesia.

This small museum is dedicated to making sure the history of the natural ice industry doesn't melt away.

New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.

Where unreadable addresses are read, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Plaque remembering the 18th century forced relocation of Acadians.

A memorial in coal country commemorates the victims of an all-too-preventable mining disaster.

Historians and hobbyists head to this former French outpost for the annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

Hundreds of iconic jazz records were made in this church-like space.

From burial ground bocce ball court.

D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.

A monument to the Mohawk people stands along an old Native American trade route.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

A 19th-century utopian religious society designed to align with the latitude of Jerusalem.

A man killed in a hunting accident is eternally guarded by a granite hound tombstone.

Conveniently located within binocular range of a nuclear bunker, the "summer camp" area was a painfully obvious spy house.

The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.

These old doors are covered in the signatures of Rehoboth Beach artists dating back to the 1930s.