Places eschie Wants to Go

The not-quite-incorruptible St. Bernadette is perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints—with a little help from Paris.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A succinct inscription commemorates the ebb and flow of a woman's life.

Curtiss is a forgotten figure in the early history of flight.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

The legendary Japanese filmmaker’s tombstone is marked by a single letter meaning “nothing," and bottles of sake.

The source of America's longest river is also a historical landmark and the start of a famous nude run.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

This marker identifies the location where three states converge.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.