Places darrelmw Wants to Go

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

Featuring one of the most complete and original collections of Presidential memorabilia, this is the site of the last front porch presidential campaigns.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

Home of the physician who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.