Places heidicgobble Wants to Go

The eccentricities of a former lord include painted pigeons of his manor house, a series of pointless plaques, and a folly built simply to peeve the public.

Now a retreat center for the faithful, it once provided training for clergy—but it began as a farm owned by a famed financier and his opera singer wife, who built a surprise in the backyard.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

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

The branches of this sprawling cedar tree are laden with wishes big and small.

A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.