Places jdmoore Wants to Go

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

A tiny, picturesque island, where cows and wild horses wander around the houses.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

Indiana's oldest sternwheel paddleboat has been plying the placid waters of Webster Lake for 90 years.

The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

This midcentury chapel is a bold architectural statement and a symbol of Indiana's Lutheran heritage.

Where experiments are conducted on all things wood.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

The only place in America where anyone who wants can shovel coal aboard an antique train.

This 880-acre facility is home to a massive collection of vintage motorcycles and cars, as well as a 2.38-mile race course.