Places hopemch Wants to Go

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

This small road tunnel is the only place where you can cross beneath the Erie Canal.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

A cargo of beautiful music.

A tiny islet just off Long Island offers a wealth of infectious curiosities.

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

An 1883 schoolhouse now home to collective of artists.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

A small part of lower Manhattan is actually made from a bit of England.

A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.

Set sail on a small scale.

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

Final resting place for the Triangle Shirtwaist fire’s unidentified victims.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

A heartbreaking monument showing the last morning in the life of Jane Griffith.

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.