Places jesadair Wants to Go

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.

The clock that sets them all.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

The history of funerals and funerary customs.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

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

The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.