Places emiliejayne Wants to Go

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.