Places jordank Wants to Go

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.

A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

The only statue of its kind to commemorate Washington's beginnings as an officer of the British Colonial Militia.

The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.

A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.

The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."

Contrary to popular belief, this secluded statue doesn't represent Pennsylvania's founder.

A preserved 18th century homestead in Western Pennsylvania marks the spot where the Whiskey Rebellion began.

Pittsburgh's literal underground railroad.

Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.

This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.

The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

Once used to screen films for theater owners to rent, this historic building is now a start up hub.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.