Places eharjes Wants to Go

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

A completely round house designed for the Atomic Age.

An unusual assortment of steerable wooden sleds is on display in a library in New Jersey where they were first invented.

Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.

A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

A charmingly eccentric magma chaser presents his complete history of the island's eruptions since 1947, in cinematic form, just for you.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.