Places keri125 Wants to Go

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

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

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.