Places dollyeyedmoth Wants to Go

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.

This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.

This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

The final resting place of the most famous sharpshooter.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

This concrete sculpture features a woman opening her heart to showcase a beautiful fern.

Named after the German word for "a longingness to travel," this park brings together thousands of city and street signs from around the world.

Sculpture garden and miniature golf course blend together in the oversized backyard of a Minnesota sculptor.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

Museum houses an impressive display of the origin and artistry from the now-quaint invention's history.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

A succinct inscription commemorates the ebb and flow of a woman's life.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."