Places dondoughty Wants to Go

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

This former iron ore mine comes alive with fascinating stories of its history.

From this isolated strip of land in Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.

Industrial ruin decimated this tiny New England company town in a fashion no one saw coming… and even fewer remember today.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

Cheap art and political theater in Vermont.

An obscure federal monument honors the French diplomat who served as Ambassador to the U.S. during WWI.