Places EricaInCA Wants to Go

The middle finger of modernity.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

Half of a house.

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.

Beautiful hillside Vermont cemetery with amazing funerary art.

Connecticut grave of the woman responsible for the Winchester Mystery House in California.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.