Places emajohn Wants to Go

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

The home of pigs, snakes, chameleons, and the alleged largest bunny in the United States.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

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

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

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

This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.