Places jordank Wants to Go

The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.

The true beauty of this church is showcased in the hand-painted stencils across the ceiling.

A gothic-styled structure that has been the location for several movies.

Built more as a work of art than living quarters, this cottage has withstood the test of time.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

This music school doubles as a store for unique, hand-crafted, and hard-to-find instruments.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.

The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.

These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.

The ruins of an 18th-century mansion that was once named "Mistake" by the man who had it built.

Home to a 27 room house, this estate was crafted by Black entrepreneur Olander Banks Sr.

One of the Treasury Building's original columns now sits as a garden monument in the middle of a busy military base.

The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

This plaque celebrates the sister city relationship between Fredricksburg and Fréjus.

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.