Places ChrisChayce Wants to Go

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

When this 160-year-old church was being built, a stonemason included a hidden homage to his late daughter.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

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

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.