Places kittymay Wants to Go

A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.

These rural ruins are of a Midwestern hotel that was once an elegant spa for the wealthy, then a gangster’s hideaway, and finally a haunted retreat.

A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.

A Spiritualist house of worship where believers communicate with the dead in the spirit world.

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

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

This small hilltop church weaves the urban history of Washington, D.C. with the national history of the United States.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

A former pillar of the Black community in Ellicott City.

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

A set of rowhouses built for laborers at a glass company are the last of their kind in Annapolis.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.

Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.

The history of the plush toy and South Korea collected under one roof.

It’s a bug’s life at this Korean eco-event park, built to host an annual butterfly festival.

Along a rail-biking route, giant insects house a two-story restaurant.

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