Places jordank Wants to Go

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

Stumps of an Ice Age forest, visible only at low tide.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

This 1836 church, constructed by formerly enslaved people, honors a leader in Afrocentric music.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg’s famous shark movie.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

This castle was once considered as an option for the Royal Family's alternate residence, but you may know it better from the 'X-Men' movie.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.