Places claireromama Wants to Go

It leads to a former hospital’s old root cellar.

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

Quotes and poems etched on stone plaques are hidden along this waterfront walkway.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

This observation tower is one of two of its kind that still exist in the United Kingdom.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

Hike along an abandoned railway up to a popular pilgrimage site.

A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.