Places chasfranklin Wants to Go

The unassuming structure was part of a Major League Baseball stadium.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

A collection of playbills, photographs, and other memorabilia from the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

A perfectly crafted Pre-Columbian artifact dating back to 600 CE.

Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

A monument marks where a convent was burned by an anti-Catholic mob in 1834.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

This memorial honors those who served on Gallops Island Radio Training Station during the second World War.

This extraordinary model train layout covers over 1,700 square feet, with multiple trains running simultaneously.

This vintage short line in Amish country runs passenger steam train excursions and still hauls freight.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

This hidden park hosts a rogue’s gallery of eccentric architectural obelisks.

This indiscriminate collection of audio antiques is trying to preserve the history of the audio industry one vintage appliance at a time.

A community-run museum invites visitors to explore Jewish communities before and after the Holocaust.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.