Places IJAdventures Wants to Go

The final resting place of a 19th-century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

A crew of die-hard train buffs spent decades turning a defunct stretch of railway in Oklahoma City into a museum now home to over 50 antique and restored trains.

Only museum dedicated to women pilots, with personal artifacts from Amelia Earhart and other aviatrixes.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

An indoor botanical garden for tropical plants looks like a giant cylinder lying on its side.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.

The remnants of a 1970 plane crash remain high in the Rocky Mountains.

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

This Indianapolis landmark offers a secret panoramic view of the city. 

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This beacon for pre-radar pilots once guided Charles Lindbergh to a safe touchdown in Tulsa.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.