Columbia, Maryland
The Enchanted Forest Pine Tree Maze at Clark's Elioak Farm
A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Dublin, Ohio
Cornhenge
The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.
Waco, Texas
Dr Pepper Museum
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Music Box Village
An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.
Washington, D.C.
Foundry Branch Trolley Trestle Ruins
A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.
Baltimore, Maryland
The American Visionary Art Museum
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Washington, D.C.
Summerhouse
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Book Tower
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
Newport Beach, California
Bunnyhenge
Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.
Jacksonville, Florida
Treaty Oak
This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Lehigh Millennium Folk Arch
A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.
Afton, Virginia
Crozet Tunnel
A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.
Kassel, Germany
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Whitby, England
Ruins of Whitby Abbey
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
Origami in the Garden
Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.
Custer, South Dakota
Crazy Horse Memorial
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Ellicott City, Maryland
Daniels
An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.
Columbus, Ohio
Gates of Hell
The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.
Naples, Florida
Clam Pass Beach
A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.
Washington, D.C.
Zero Milestone
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
Mansfield, Ohio
Ohio State Reformatory
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Washington, D.C.
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Memorial Undercroft
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
Washington, D.C.
FBI Spy House
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
