Places DrChopSuey Wants to Go

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.

George Washington's dentures and Queen Victoria's dental instruments are in the nation’s official museum of the dental profession.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.

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

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

Near the summit of Mount Washington, a stone monument remembers a life lost to one of the mountain's infamous storms.

Where Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created their "heroes in a half shell" and founded Mirage Studios.

This mural celebrates the early integration of a New Hampshire baseball team.

A real-life hidden Easter Egg in New Hampshire's capital city