Places jalilajohnson Wants to Go

An ever-changing gathering of crude wooden figures haunts the St. Lawrence River.

A bronze statue of Mister Rogers in the neighborhood where he grew up.

These unique rock formations were created during the Ice Age.

A museum commemorating the Donora Smog, which killed 20 people in October 1948 and sparked national outrage over air pollution.

A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.

The mortal remains of a Russian prince, priest and paranormal investigator who came to America in 1792.

A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.

It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.

Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

These beautiful ruins deep in the Pennsylvania woods are thought to have been a ski lodge or a speakeasy, but no one really knows.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A museum dedicated to Latvian history in the heart of Maryland.

An old pay phone rewired to play local bird calls and songs at the press of a button.

This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.

The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.