Places jogg099 Wants to Go

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

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

The "Sultan of Swat" once attended a school at the site of this baseball field.

One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.

The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.

The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.

This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

The childhood home of one of Ohio's favorite sons, pilot and war hero Eddie Rickenbacker.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.

A library of poems cascade off the branches of this unsuspecting tree.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Right next to departures—how convenient!

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

Built to defend Washington D.C. during the Civil War, this fort became a post-war nucleus for a thriving Black community.

A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.