Places Himanshu Wants to Go

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

This World's Fair showpiece was built in Chicago, but shipped to Maine.

Preserving the memory of the narrow railroads that once crisscrossed the state of Maine.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

Located in the historic home of a newspaper publisher, this museum is dedicated to the Freedom of Speech.

One of the last remaining movie theatres in the country that features a rear-projection system.

A real-life hidden Easter Egg in New Hampshire's capital city

This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.

This humble resting place belongs to one of history's most celebrated restaurateurs.

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

A replica that won't float away.

Where unreadable addresses are read, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

In 1847, Brigham Young climbed this hill to survey the Salt Lake Valley and saw a fine place to build a city.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

This stone commemorates the island's launch into international aviation.