Places EB Savage Wants to Go

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

The only one of New Hampshire's original 14 World War II watchtowers to survive in near-original condition.

A short nature trail winds through the greatest works of poet Robert Frost.

This dam in the woods, built by Henry Ford with only manpower and oxen, holds no water and serves no purpose.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.

The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

Hundreds of numbered stakes hidden in the woods mark the graves of the lost souls of a nearby asylum.

A steampunk airship "floats" above Hamilton Gardens delivering plants and compost.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.