Places helenthemelon25 Wants to Go

Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

This combination shop and museum is filled with curious items and artifacts.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

This set of hot springs also comes with fantastic views.

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

Location of the “Greatest 45 Minutes in Sports History.”

This massive melon is a recreation of a similar gate from the Pan-American Expo.

Created by four famous men, the beautifully designed Buffalo State Asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center, but still boasts a ghost story or two.

The Rhubarb capital of Illinois has made their title official with this 10 foot tall statue.

The former home of the five-time Socialist Party nominee is now a museum dedicated to his career.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

A lone traffic cone perched on a ledge has remained unmoved since at least 2011, unofficially earning the status of a tiny Chicago landmark.

Experience the glamour of vintage rail travel as you journey through the historic Secret Valley. 

A former church turned school, turned museum, this building houses artifacts both unusual and mundane.