Places jessicahawk Wants to Go

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Grave of the man allegedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

Within this beautiful Pittsburgh cemetery, a unique headstone bears witness to one man's eternal love for Jaws.

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

The study has wall paneling from a 17th century ship.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

An unassuming house in Wisconsin hides a transient artist’s magnum opus.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.