Places eternalmd31 Wants to Go

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

Spend the night in this former asylum for the incurably insane, which claims to be one of the most haunted places in the United States.

How did the 110-ton limestone statue cross the road?

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

An unassuming house in Wisconsin hides a transient artist’s magnum opus.

This softly rounded mansion was built without corners not to avoid evil spirits, but to make them more comfortable.

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

People escaping slavery passed through the oldest house in Lombard, Illinois on their northbound journey to freedom.

This Mediterranean castle was built for a millionaire and his giant dog.