Places chasfranklin Wants to Go

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

The humble field where the first Major League Baseball game was played.

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.

This forgotten building was one of the few Philadelphia-area breweries to survive Prohibition.

This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.

This World's Fair showpiece was built in Chicago, but shipped to Maine.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

A legendary boxing venue and ring featured in Rocky V.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

A once-booming railroad left abandoned next to the Quinnipiac River marshes now intersects with a hiking trail.

This Connecticut video store has a vast and varied archive that contains everything from 'Koyaanisqatsi' to 'The King's Speech.'

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.

Located in the historic home of a newspaper publisher, this museum is dedicated to the Freedom of Speech.