Places JanineWM Wants to Go

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

Marine fossils from the Devonian period are exposed at this park.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.

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

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

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.'

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

During Prohibition, the U.S. Congress had an "official" bootlegger, with his own Capitol Hill office.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

A relic of FDR's brief foray into utopian urban planning.

The scant remains of an expansive indigenous civilization can be seen at this Arkansas state park.

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.