Places DrAK Wants to Go

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

This abandoned cemetery is crumbling into ruin, exposing the artifacts and bodies buried there.

The remains of a paranoid inventor's hidden workshop lie in beautiful ruins amidst a Canadian park.

A fake block of cheese remembers a feat of dairy engineering from the Chicago World's Fair.

Watch maple syrup being made without ever leaving the city.

A giant pan is on display to honor a community's sweet efforts.

"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.

The largest Walmart Supercenter in the United States, referred to affectionately as “Mallmart,” has served the residents of Albany, New York, since 1994.

The largest museum dedicated to Italian Americans on the East Coast is located in a 100-year-old church.

A monument to the military service of America's greatest traitor refuses to even name him.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.

Thousands of bottles that have held everything from poison to perfume make up the collection of this small museum.

The only American museum exclusively dedicated to the exhibition of gloves.

The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

These beautiful ruins deep in the Pennsylvania woods are thought to have been a ski lodge or a speakeasy, but no one really knows.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.