Places Elizabeth Hanchett Wants to Go

This site in Caldwell County is the location where the Cherokee and Catawba are said to have entered a peace treaty.

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

These pillars are one of the few remnants from the mysterious lost empire of Makuria.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

Of all the unique artifacts inside this library, a mummified hand stands out among the others.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Named after the German word for "a longingness to travel," this park brings together thousands of city and street signs from around the world.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

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

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.