Places dondoughty Wants to Go

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

The closest thing to Mars on Earth.

A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.