Places johnbrodkin Wants to Go

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A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

Residing quietly in suburban Maryland, this tree has a star-powered history and was grown from a seed that journeyed to space on Apollo 14.

You can spend the night in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

Located inside Hoge Veluwe National Park, this museum began as the private collection of a prominent female art collector.

A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.

The site of the little-known Pennsylvania battle that sparked the Seven Years' War.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

A museum dedicated to a Cold War era sausage.

If you've ever wanted to learn about the history of Asian fish balls, this Taiwanese museum has you covered.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

At more than 5,000 years old, these structures are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.