New York, New York
New York Academy of Medicine Rare Book Library
This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.
Places DemonLlama02 Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Old Fort Road Gravity Hill
This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.
Athens, Ohio
Athens Lunatic Asylum
An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.
Los Angeles, California
The Music Box Steps
The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Faerie Playhouse
A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.
Alto, Georgia
The School Bus Graveyard
Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.
Vashon, Washington
Vashon Island Bike Tree
A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."
Chloride, Arizona
Chloride Ghost Town
All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.
Bellville, Texas
Newman's Castle
A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.
Nanjemoy, Maryland
The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.
Reading, Pennsylvania
The Reading Pagoda
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
Baltimore, Maryland
Grave of John Wilkes Booth
A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.
Key West, Florida
Captain Tony's Saloon
Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.
Hutchinson, Kansas
Strataca, The Kansas Underground Salt Museum
Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.
Athens, Georgia
The Tree That Owns Itself
A white oak with property rights.
Randsburg, California
Burro Schmidt Tunnel
This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.
Millinocket, Maine
Mount Katahdin
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
Florissant, Colorado
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.
Oakland, California
Lake Merritt's Bonsai Garden
Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
City Salvage
An architecturally-focused antique shop.
Seale, Alabama
The Museum Of Wonder
A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.
Alpharetta, Georgia
The Dwarf Castle
A man's home is his castle.
Garden Grove, California
Christ Cathedral (Crystal Cathedral)
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
Mayer, Arizona
Arcosanti
An urban laboratory.
