Places jmarx1995 Wants to Go

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

This National Natural Landmark is one of the best examples of a “mass wasting” in the world.

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.