Places jakechouston Wants to Go

This palace offers an 18th-century European take on Chinese design and architecture.

This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.

A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.

A ghost town on the slopes of a hand-shaped rock is haunted by the story of a 17th-century murder.

The ruins of this medieval castle now stand as a monument against all wars.

A complicated, forgotten beacon of hope for thousands of immigrants, "Canada's Emerald Isle" lies in ruin.

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.

Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.

Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.

According to local lore, a flying dragon was blinded by a lighthouse and crashed, leaving a permanent mark on this island rock.

For decades, these ships have been lying in rust awaiting a final decision on their fate.

Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.

This impressive coastal fortress was destroyed before it was finished.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.

This isolated community does not want you to visit.

The best revenge is a five-tiered layer cake of a dwelling.

Hidden in this little-known town stands a piece of agriculture history.