Places heidicgobble Wants to Go

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

With roots dating back to 1942, this retro diner was where Hank Williams is said to have uttered his last words.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.

The final resting place of a prominent Black American farming family sits in the shadows of an IKEA store.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

The Harlem Renaissance poet and activist wrote, organized, and hosted travelers in this Lynchburg, Virginia oasis.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

A fake 1930s-euro-style hotel with an indoor mini golf course.

This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.