Places catseaver Wants to Go

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

Malcolm X's house during his most formative years faces an uncertain future.

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

Former laboratory of radical psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich.