Places JennyG Wants to Go

Once the largest source of mercury in the Americas, these ruins earned the name “Mine of Death.”

This cave resembles the Star Wars Jedi master.

This 1920s mansion in the Outer Banks has some of the best examples of Art Nouveau ornamentations in the United States.

Perhaps the most storied New York City eatery, Delmonico’s reshaped American restaurants.

Striking natural chalk bluffs that rise dramatically along the Tombigbee River.

A sprawling historic mansion with connections to a notable industrial and publishing dynasty.

The ruins of the first mountaintop observatory are just a hike away.

A forgotten 1800s burial vault hides in plain sight beneath a busy downtown Houston bridge.

The iconic bridge's signature hum is triggered by passing cars, music to drivers' ears.

These vibrant row houses are a unique example of Baltimore kitsch.

Abandoned hangar from a forgotten part of aviation history, along the Ticino River in Lombardy.

Location of a royal cave rave in the 1800s, now largely forgotten.

The only building in the western U.S. designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.

This abandoned open-pit copper mine features stunning turquoise mineral pools and excellent rock-hunting opportunities.

Where a hospital garden hides a haunting reminder of life’s cycle.

One of the world's smallest city parks is only 12 by 20 feet.

A long enclosed walkway provides a daily free light show with hypnotic effects.

This ancient burial site is a fascinating reminder of Malta's prehistoric past.

A ghostly and forgotten art deco bathhouse by the windy shore of Dunkirk, weathered but still standing.

A buried bunker offers both a scenic view and a melancholy reminder of Duindorp’s wartime past.

Medieval streets buried beneath a papal fortress now form an underground city you can walk through.

A candle shop hiding a haunted basement once used as a monkey research lab.

A large portion of this navigable canal runs under Paris's famed boulevards.

A hidden pet cemetery honors the generations of canine companions from one of Pittsburgh's most famous estates.