Places Jfmcl Wants to Go

A popular oddity on display in a stately building, offering a symbolic commentary.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

A Collegiate Gothic quadrangle that surrounds an 18th century secondary school whose financing came from the likes of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, among others.

A quaint village in Western New York named after Alexander Hamilton's beloved sister-in-law.

In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.

Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin all slept at this humble inn.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

A monument to the military service of America's greatest traitor refuses to even name him.

New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

19th century tunnels burrowed under Liverpool.

These shopping center benches are actually a modern art installation.