Places darrelmw Wants to Go

Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

The first "Hall of Fame" in America was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White for what was then the NYU uptown campus.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.