Places daratheodora Wants to Go

In a small Kentish seaside stands the former home of one of the greatest science-fiction writers.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

The birth home of one of cinema's legendary actresses.

This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.

The pleasant woodland cemetery that has inspired more than its fair share of wild legends.

Locals purchased this abandoned quarry in order to make sure it continues to be overgrown.

The former residence of Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, an enslaved African-American woman who successfully sued for her freedom.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

The collection of intricate sculptures includes one carved from a mammoth's tusk

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

Descendants of this colonial Pennsylvania family still travel from far and wide to visit the 300-year-old home of their Quaker ancestors.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

This giant disembodied horse head seems to balance impossibly on its nose.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.