Ticonderoga, New York
Star Trek Original Series Set Tour
A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Ticonderoga, New York
A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.
Los Angeles, California
Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.
Krakow, Poland
There are thousands of tributes and memorials to the King, but none quite like this one in a Kraków city park.
Madison, Wisconsin
A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.
Natchez, Mississippi
This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.
Menahga, Minnesota
Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Liège, Belgium
A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.
L'Anse, Michigan
This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.
St. Ignace, Michigan
Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.
Ishpeming, Michigan
A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.
Dearborn, Michigan
A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.
Baltimore, Maryland
Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models.
Dover, Delaware
The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.
Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.
Groton, Massachusetts
On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.
Boston, Massachusetts
The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.
Boston, Massachusetts
Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.
Flagler Beach, Florida
The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
Malindi, Kenya
Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.
Jadwin, Missouri
Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.