Places editrixjen Wants to Go

An original apothecary from 1792.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Please don’t anchor your boat onto the Department of Defense’s underwater data cables.

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

The farming museum contains an extensive taxidermy collection, including the world's largest stuffed horse.

Endless rows of boxes of paper records line the hallways of the archaic federal facility where guns are traced.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.